Octopus Saver Session!

Luchia

Hey everyone 

Don’t forget if you are with Octopus Energy(Smart Meter customers only) that a savers session is happening tonight between 5pm and 6:30pm!!
It’s also a double reward session and a chance to win £1111!

Albus_Scope

We'll be taking part here, so I'm hoping my laptop will be ok without power for an hour so I can finish work. 

It's definitely worth taking part if you're with Octopus Energy. 

Luchia

Albus_Scope said:

We'll be taking part here, so I'm hoping my laptop will be ok without power for an hour so I can finish work. 

It's definitely worth taking part if you're with Octopus Energy. 

Really enjoyed the last one, Managed to get 1420 Octopoints so this one should be even more as it’s a higher reward and an extra half hour 

66Mustang

It won't let me sign up

The web page just stays loading permanently

poppy123456

I love this! I opted into every savings session last year and kept all my octopoints until the end. When I converted them I had £71 credit added to my account. 

66Mustang said:

It won't let me sign up

The web page just stays loading permanently

Have you managed to sign up now? 

Luchia

66Mustang said:

It won't let me sign up

The web page just stays loading permanently

It’s best to sign up the day before as the server gets flooded with requests on the day of the session 

Luchia

poppy123456 said:

I love this! I opted into every savings session last year and kept all my octopoints until the end. When I converted them I had £71 credit added to my account. 

66Mustang said:

It won't let me sign up

The web page just stays loading permanently

Have you managed to sign up now? 

It’s a great program, really happy it made a return, last year I ended up with £127 credit just from the Saver Sessions 

66Mustang

Thanks everyone

I managed to sign up  

I will make sure all my text is charged up before 5pm then unplug it all  

Albus_Scope

Biblioklept said:

I'm not with octopus but wondered what this even is?? Do they reward you for not using electricty during that hour??

That's the basics of it yes.  We Often do it.  it's quite fun looking down the street to see who else is taking part. 

Luchia

Biblioklept said:

I'm not with octopus but wondered what this even is?? Do they reward you for not using electricty during that hour??

Sort of, you gain Octopoints which can be converted into cash for lowering your electricity usage during the session, Sessions can be anything from 1 to 3 hours, You also have a chance of winning £1111 credited to your account(Every session) and random prizes.
Anyone signed up to the program also gets free electricity when the green energy generation is at a peak.
The more you lower your electricity use the more points you gain. Last year I managed to get £127 credit to my account simply by doing the Saver Sessions.
Most sessions are announced the day prior but they also do random ones(you only know by checking the app each morning for an unplanned one) which are worth considerably more points.

poppy123456

I think it’s fun to take part to see how much energy you save. My daughter and myself sit in the dark with nothing on for the whole time. It really does make you think about how much energy you would usually use. 

Albus_Scope

I like using the time to listen to an audiobook or attempt some meditation.  

Luchia

We just swap to Battery backup so power wise nothing really changes but we get lots of Octopoints!

Luchia

Hope everyone had a good savers session! 

Albus_Scope

I quite enjoyed working in the dark actually. 

Luchia

Another session tomorrow has been announced! 

Make sure to sign up early 

Albus_Scope

All set for another 1.5 hours of working in the dark. 

66Mustang

I don't use the PC in the dark, it is apparently bad for ones eyes. The cost of running a single LED bulb to light a room well outweighs the cost of rectifying any damage to my eyes!!!!

I enjoy the sessions as well, though. I am looking forward to today's one.

Albus_Scope

I have my blue light glasses and an LED keyboard, so it's not fully working in the dark, I can still see what I'm doing.  

66Mustang

What are blue light glasses??

Albus_Scope

66Mustang said:

What are blue light glasses??

They're just glasses with a yellow/orange tint that reduce screen glare and eye strain.  Very useful if you use monitors or your phone a lot.  Blue light is a major cause of insomnia apparently.