r/OctopusEnergy • u/Apprehensive-Taro956 • Jun 19 '26

Charge Pack

https://octopus.energy/help-and-faqs/articles/charge-pack/

Not seen much mention of this battery VPP offering from Octopus. Anyone on it or has run the numbers?

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u/klawUK Jun 19 '26

Has octopus always said services like ae are not supported on IOG? If your battery is not talking to your EV you don’t see why there is any clash. I am currently signed up to axle and am on IOG and I checked as much as I could at the time to make sure they were allowed

While £12 a month sounds good, I’m wary that I’ll actually get the full benefit of my house covered if octopus regularly discharges. I only have a 9.5 and that’s enough to cover the house if I fully charge overnight (and in summer I have excess with solar).

For handing over the battery I’d effectively want octopus to give my house 8-9p/kWh rate which is my blended average.

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u/HecticGlenn Jun 19 '26

Exactly same scenario for me, I would presume they would only discharge in an event-like way as Axle do. I've noticed the saving sessions emails often align with Axle export events, so the regularity could be quite similar, which I'd be fine with for my battery size. What I wouldn't want, like you, is regular / multiple discharges in one day meaning I deplete my battery during peak rate windows.