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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
by 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 agoit requires two meters Why?! Two-rate meters have been around for decades, long before they went digital.
- gchadwick 9y agoOk, 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.