Next Drive Smart V5.9 vs Heat Pump Saver Oct 2027 v2

Side-by-side comparison of Eon Next Next Drive Smart V5.9 and ScottishPower Heat Pump Saver Oct 2027 v2 using real UK smart-meter data. Modelled over 90 days ( — ).

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Eon Next Next Drive Smart V5.9

Saves £25.41 over 90 days — around £103/yr annualised, on the modelled household.

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Cost breakdown

  Eon Next
Next Drive Smart V5.9
 ScottishPower
Heat Pump Saver Oct 2027 v2
Total cost (90 days) £145.03 £170.44
Daily average £1.61 £1.89
Annualised £588/yr £691/yr
Calculated . Levy adjustment applied to dynamic-tariff slots pre-1 April 2026.

Monthly cost

Each bar is the modelled cost for that calendar month using the modelled household’s actual half-hourly consumption pattern.

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About these tariffs

Eon Next
Eon Next

Next Drive Smart V5.9

Time of Use Cheaper
Full details & per-region rates
ScottishPower
ScottishPower

Heat Pump Saver Oct 2027 v2

Time of Use Fixed
Full details & per-region rates

Questions

Over the modelled 90-day period, Next Drive Smart V5.9 worked out cheaper than the other tariff by £25.41 for a representative UK home. Annualised that is roughly £103 per year. Your own saving depends on when you use electricity - shift load into cheaper windows on either tariff for a larger gap.

Next Drive Smart V5.9 is a time of use tariff from Eon Next. Heat Pump Saver Oct 2027 v2 is a time of use tariff from ScottishPower. They differ in how the unit rate is structured across the day, which is what drives the cost difference for households with shiftable load.

We take a real UK home's half-hourly smart meter data over the previous 90 days and model the bill on each tariff using the supplier's current published rates and standing charges. Standing charges scale with the modelled period; unit rates apply per half-hour using each tariff's rate structure (standard, Economy 7, time-of-use bands, or wholesale-tracking). Full methodology and data sources are linked below.

Both Eon Next and ScottishPower publish per-region rates across the 14 UK DNO areas. Click through to either tariff page below to see the rates and standing charge specific to your DNO. Some tariffs require a smart meter or have other eligibility criteria set by the supplier.

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How this comparison is built. Every cost figure on this page comes from modelling real half-hourly UK smart-meter data against each supplier’s current published rates and standing charges. The calculation refreshes nightly. We earn a small commission when a switch completes via a referral link — it does not affect the price you pay.

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