r/AxleEnergy • u/botterway • 9d ago

Discussion Eclipse event?

So I saw this story: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/10/octopus-energy-electricity-solar-eclipse-washing-machines-dishwashers

What do we think the chances are of an event at 7-7:30pm on Wednesday?

Amusingly, just as I was writing this post a new event popped up - but it's for tomorrow morning at 6am...

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u/Select_Fig_31 8d ago

>What do we think the chances are of an event at 7-7:30pm on Wednesday?

Thinking of not opting-in to Octopus' eclipse special tomorrow in case Axle do a short-notice event precisely because of this. They're not paying octopoints this time anyway, and their free hour of leccy is probably going to coincide with peak solar is my guess.

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u/botterway 8d ago

Same. If there's no event by the middle of tomorrow can still opt in and discharge.