HUNT FOR ICED TEA Energy firm to cut bills when wind blows
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CUSTOMERS of an energy provider in Yorkshire will be urged to put their electric cars on charge, or switch on their washing machines, when they see wind speeds picking up outside their window.
Octopus Energy is introducing a new tariff after buying two wind turbines and taking the plunge into energy production and supply for the first time.
It means that during winds of more than eight or 10.8 metres per second, depending on their location, customers close to one of the two wind turbines will receive a 50 per cent discount for each kilowatt hour that they use.
The tariff, which Octopus is calling its “Fan Club”, will include a membership charge of £1 per week and is, for now, available in postcodes in Market Weighton in East Yorkshire and Caerphilly in South Wales.
Customers will also get 20 per cent off whenever the turbines are spinning.
The company intends to buy more turbines and roll out the initiative elsewhere in the country.
Several suppliers, including Scottish Power and EDF, have tariffs especially designed to appeal to electric car owners.
In 2017, Green Energy UK launched a tariff which charges different amounts at different times of day.