= eco/sunpower/OctopusEnergyNz =

 * Octopus Energy entered NZ market around 2023
   * They offer the best Solar buyback in NZ
     * The OctopusFlexi plan offers a solar or home-generation buy-back rate of '''17c''' per kWh.
     * For '''6 months''' from April 1 to Sept 30 (Winter) we are offering '''40c''' Peak Export rate on OctopusPeaker.
     * NZ '''$50 discount referral code - https://octopusenergy.nz/share/river-bloom-865'''

||Time of day export NZ cents graph [[https://octopusenergy.nz/octopuspeaker|Octoups Peaker 2025]] ||
||<bgcolor="#000000"> {{attachment:OctopusEnergy-2025-peaker-graphs-40c-update.svg|| width=1200}} ||
 * With max 5kW export on single phase in NZ 7h00-11h00 = 4h x 5kW , and  17h00-21h00 => 20kWh
   * 40kWh x 0.40 => $16/day x 21 => $336 during winter - overnight charge 20kWh @ 0.172 x 21 = $73 >> '''$263''/m x6 => $1584 - 30x$3.244x6 => '''$1000'''
   * 40kWh x 0.17 => $6.80/day x 21 => $204 during summer Can't charge overnight as rate is higher than buyback at $0.172
   * Loan $16k at 5% requires around $300/m



|| 2025 Rates Takanini/Auckland ||
|| Daily charge || Peak       || Off-peak   || Night      ||
|| $3.244/day   || $0.345/kWh || $0.253/kWh || $0.172/kWh ||