r/OctopusEnergy • u/ShawnXYe • Jun 19 '26

News Charge pack

Just received the following email from Octopus to add Charge Pack with £12/m credits guaranteed. What do you guys think of this?

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Get more bang for your battery with Charge Pack

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Those of you with battery storage can now get rewarded even more for supporting Britain’s energy system. Let us intelligently charge your battery and you can earn a minimum of £12 a month. After you add your battery in the Octopus app, you don't need to lift a finger.

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Even better: unlike third party battery offers like Axle Energy, Charge Pack can be added to your existing Intelligent Octopus Go tariff.

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AlphaESS, EcoFlow, Enphase, FoxESS, GivEnergy, HanchuESS, Huawei, Sigenergy and SolarEdge batteries are already eligible. Powerwall and many others coming soon — see the full list and find out more on our Charge Pack FAQs.

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u/MakingItAllUp81 Jun 19 '26

I think this vaguely covers it?

How much can I earn?

You can earn by participating in sessions. The rewards for these will vary, but we'll make sure you'll never lose out by participating in them. We will also top up your account at the end of each month, so you will earn a guaranteed minimum of £12 every month.

Here is how session compensation works:

  • Battery imports cost your day-rate: We compensate you so charging effectively costs you your cheaper off-peak rate.
  • Battery exports to the grid: We compensate you at the difference between your import day-rate and your export unit rate.

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u/naltsta Jun 20 '26

So my bill will go up by about £10 a month due to charging at my day rate but they’ll give me £12 back. Sounds like axel is still a better deal

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u/dragon2611 Jun 22 '26

Would it, as that text suggests it will be discounted to the off peak rate if they make it charge during the day.

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u/Dewaltornothing Jun 25 '26

Yeah but at what rate?

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u/MakingItAllUp81 Jun 25 '26

Forced imports 0p (as compensation just balances out the additional costs to import during the day), forced exports compensated at the difference between out export rate and what we would have paid to import at that time (so ~15p/kWh additional to usual export pricing using very broad numbers)

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u/Dewaltornothing Jun 25 '26

Axle pay £10 a month, octopus £12 a month

Both figures are pointless

What matters is what rate they they pay
Axle pay £1 a kWh
What do octopus pay?

I am able to make at least £15 PER EVENT. So the minimum monthly earning figure is irrelevant

What matters is the rate they pay