September 15, 2023
WHAT COMES AFTER ZERO?:
How to Reduce Your Energy Bills - or Even Pay Nothing At All (Bloomberg, 9/14/23)
The winter heating season is looming and finances remain strained, but UK homes are getting the chance to cut energy bills -- or even pay nothing at all -- by effectively becoming mini power plants.Households with solar panels, heat pumps and batteries can store power produced when prices are low and then sell to the grid when they're high. Versions of these flexible tariffs have been around for a while, but suppliers are trying to increase subscribers and major provider Octopus Energy Ltd. is taking that further by rolling out a version guaranteeing zero bills.
Posted by Orrin Judd at September 15, 2023 7:46 AM