What is Octopus Agile?
Octopus Agile is a UK electricity tariff with half-hourly unit rates tied to wholesale prices. Here’s who it suits and how to check today’s prices.
Octopus Agile is a variable, time-of-use tariff: the pence-per-kWh price moves through the day as wholesale electricity costs move. Quiet overnight periods are often cheaper; the early evening peak is often expensive.
If you can flex when you use power — laundry, dishwasher, EV charging — Agile can beat a flat rate. If most of your usage is stuck at peak times, a simpler tariff may cost less and be easier to live with.
What still applies on Agile
- A daily standing charge still applies.
- Prices differ by grid region (your postcode).
- Day-ahead rates usually publish around 4pm UK time.
Check today's Agile prices for your postcode, read when rates are usually cheapest, or compare annual costs on octopuscalculator.co.uk.
Check today’s Agile prices
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