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Yeah, but does anybody do that? If I had an electric car, I'd charge it overnight. I don't get different pricing at different times. There has been talk of int

Yeah, but does anybody do that? If I had an electric car, I'd charge it overnight. I don't get different pricing at different times. There has been talk of introducing that for decades now (in Germany), but I'm not sure it is coming soon, nor that I'd like it. Probably, it would become just more expensive when I need it most, without being able to change my usage patterns much.

gchadwick 9y ago
In the UK off peak tariffs are available. It's a bit of a pain because it requires two meters but if someone was installing an electric charging point I imagine many would add an economy 7 (the name of the off peak tariff) meter at the same time.
- icebraining 9y ago
  it requires two meters Why?! Two-rate meters have been around for decades, long before they went digital.
  - gchadwick 9y ago
    Ok, it may require changing to a two rate meter then :) Never actually used an economy 7 tariff myself so I don't know the details but the point is most houses in the UK aren't equipped to have one. However a home-owner choosing to install a charging point for an electric vehicle will probably switch to a suitable metering setup for economy 7 whilst they're at it.
    - Reason077 9y ago
      "Never actually used an economy 7 tariff myself so I don't know the details but the point is most houses in the UK aren't equipped to have one." All homes in Britain will have smart meters installed by 2020: https://www.smartenergygb.org/en/smart-future/about-the-rollout https://www.smartenergygb.org/en/smart-future/about-the-roll... These support Economy 7, as well as whatever other variable tariffs that energy companies dream up in the future.
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the_mitsuhiko 9y ago
Off peak pricing was ling already available with two meters ans quite common. Now with smart meters you can have hourly pricing.
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fnoobor 9y ago
In Germany you can request an off-peak meter in addition to your normal power meter. Alternatively, you can get a power meter that is able to count two tariffs in one device. There is no "talk of introducing this for decades" since it exists since decades. Here's all you need to know: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niedertarifstrom https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niedertarifstrom

gchadwick 9y ago

In the UK off peak tariffs are available. It's a bit of a pain because it requires two meters but if someone was installing an electric charging point I imagine many would add an economy 7 (the name of the off peak tariff) meter at the same time.

icebraining 9y ago
it requires two meters Why?! Two-rate meters have been around for decades, long before they went digital.
- gchadwick 9y ago
  Ok, it may require changing to a two rate meter then :) Never actually used an economy 7 tariff myself so I don't know the details but the point is most houses in the UK aren't equipped to have one. However a home-owner choosing to install a charging point for an electric vehicle will probably switch to a suitable metering setup for economy 7 whilst they're at it.
  - Reason077 9y ago
    "Never actually used an economy 7 tariff myself so I don't know the details but the point is most houses in the UK aren't equipped to have one." All homes in Britain will have smart meters installed by 2020: https://www.smartenergygb.org/en/smart-future/about-the-rollout https://www.smartenergygb.org/en/smart-future/about-the-roll... These support Economy 7, as well as whatever other variable tariffs that energy companies dream up in the future.

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the_mitsuhiko 9y ago

Off peak pricing was ling already available with two meters ans quite common. Now with smart meters you can have hourly pricing.

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fnoobor 9y ago

In Germany you can request an off-peak meter in addition to your normal power meter. Alternatively, you can get a power meter that is able to count two tariffs in one device. There is no "talk of introducing this for decades" since it exists since decades. Here's all you need to know: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niedertarifstrom https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niedertarifstrom