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Smart Tariffs

Octopus Intelligent, Flux, Cosy and more, we set up your hardware so you actually get the savings.

What we do

A smart tariff only saves you money if your kit knows how to use it. We configure your inverter, battery and EV charger so they import at off-peak, discharge at peak, and, in the case of Flux, export at the best possible price. That's the bit most installers skip.

  • Octopus Intelligent integration (for EV charging).
  • Octopus Flux setup (for solar export optimisation).
  • Octopus Cosy and Agile for time-of-use load shifting.
  • Hardware time-sync and tariff schedule programming.
  • Dashboards set up so you can see the savings happening.
  • Annual tariff review, we flag if a different tariff now fits your usage better.

Why tariff setup is where the savings actually live

A brand-new solar and battery install on a standard flat-rate tariff is leaving half the value on the table. Time-of-use tariffs, Octopus Flux, Intelligent, Cosy, Agile, and their equivalents from other suppliers, are what make the battery earn back its cost in years instead of decades.

Flux is the classic solar + battery export play: the tariff pays you a high export rate during the evening peak (typically 4–7pm), so your battery discharges into the grid at premium prices, then recharges from cheap off-peak in the early hours. The right Flux setup can double or triple the annual value of a battery compared to a flat-rate tariff.

The piece that gets skipped by most installers is commissioning the hardware with the tariff schedule. The inverter needs to know when peak, standard and off-peak are; the battery needs to know its target state of charge at each transition; the EV charger needs to be told when to import. We set all of it up on the day, show you the app, and come back at six months to check it's still optimal, tariffs change, and nobody tells you when your auto-enrolled rate has drifted.

Why tariff setup is where the savings actually live

What you get

Configured

Your hardware logic matches the tariff clock, no fiddling required.

Monitored

Dashboards showing actual savings, not just brochure promises.

Reviewed

We come back at year one and check you're still on the right tariff.

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Enquire about smart tariffs

Tell us about your project, we'll come back the same working day.

Direct line

Phone · 01293 660522
Office · Regus, Manor Royal, Crawley
Hours · Mon–Fri · 08:00–17:00

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