The best ways to track your energy consumption and spending
Monitoring your energy use is simple with the right tools.
The Octopus Energy app offers one of the easiest and most accurate ways to stay on top of your consumption.
...and if you have an Octopus Home Mini, you can access your live consumption up to every half an hour.
Click the ‘Usage’ tab on the homepage of the Octopus App to see your energy usage charts.
Once you’re in the Usage tab, you can tap on the each view you’d like to explore:
Live
The previous day
Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
Or set your own timeframe.
Our energy usage graphs show your energy use in kWh and £. You can toggle between the two in the top right corner of each graph.
When you choose £, you'll see a snapshot of your energy costs excluding VAT and daily standing charges. You can find your confirmed charges, including VAT and standing charges, on your statement.
If you have an Octopus Home Mini, you can track your usage even more accurately - your electricity consumption in near real-time and your gas every 30 minutes.
Customers with an Octopus Home Mini can access their live usage.
You just need to plug the Home Mini in, follow the setup journey in the Octopus Energy app, and you'll soon be able to see your electricity consumption in near real time and your gas usage every 30 minutes.
These charts are updated once a day. So in the morning, you can just tap ‘Day’ to take a look at your previous day’s usage, and you can flip back in time to compare your energy use day to day.
This graph gives the most detailed picture of your energy usage throughout the day. It’s only available if you’ve set your meter to take readings every 30 minutes!
The horizontal axis, which runs along the bottom of the chart, shows the time across a single day.
Tapping ‘Week’ will show your weekly usage, running from Monday to Sunday.
You’ll see this chart if your meter takes half-hourly or daily readings.
Your total usage for the week is shown above the chart. Each vertical bar on the chart shows your total usage per day, in kWh or pounds and pence. You can tap each bar to see the specific date and usage.
We update the weekly chart once a day, just after midnight.
Tapping ‘Month’ will show your usage for each day in the calendar month so far. You can tap each bar to see the specific date and usage.
You can also use the scroll arrows above the graph to view your usage for previous months as well. This is a good way to see how your energy use changes with the seasons.
Your total usage for the month is shown in the top left-hand corner of the chart.
Tapping ‘Year’ will show your usage patterns as they change from month to month.
Each vertical bar on the chart shows your total usage per month.
Tap the calendar in the right-hand corner to set your own timeframe.
If you’d like to see your usage from a specific date – for example, from the date you received your latest statement – you can do that by choosing the date and then selecting ‘month’ from the drop-down menu on the right.
Not seeing usage?
You might see gaps in your usage when we haven’t received an automatic meter reading. This can happen when we temporarily lose connection with your meter.
You can change how often your smart meter sends readings in your Octopus account at any time. If you haven't done this, you may not see the usage you'd like in the app.
The graphs you’ll see will depend on how often your smart meter takes readings.
If you’d like to see your daily usage, we’ll ask if you’d like to change to half-hourly readings.
If you’d like to see your weekly usage, you can change to half-hourly or daily readings.
Gaps in your usage normally don’t last long. But if your charts have been missing data for more than a week, get in touch, and we’ll look into it.
Other ways to track your energy usage
You can track your usage in your Octopus account online as well, but you may notice your usage information is more detailed using our app.
Track your energy use on your In-Home Display (IHD)
Monitor your habits in near real time
Keep an eye on your energy with the Home Mini
See your energy in real time
Get the Octopus Energy App
Track your usage with energy insights
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Rebecca Gillespie
Product and Marketing Delivery Lead