Ready, steady… save!
You don’t need a chart to join in. Here are 2 ways to record your savings:
1. Cross it off
Pop a chart into your first post. Saved an amount? Cross it out! Read more »
£0.01 £0.02 £0.03
2. Write it down
Skip the chart and add updates to your first post. Read more »
“Another +£3 saved today. Go me!”
Use +£ before each new saving so it counts towards your total.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
Octopus Agile
Comments
-
0
-
online, completed within a minute and started from midnight today so all of today has been on agilegreyteam1959 said:1 -
I just did a final 2 weeks (and a half or so) compare on Octopus compare and even during a historically poor period for Agile, it was still £6.50 cheaper than Flexible.0
-
The other side of being on Agile is the incentive, when prices go wild, to cut down usage, whereas with non-TOU tariffs you just motor along...3
-
Prior to moving to Agile, I had been on Tracker. My motivation for Agile was that it was the best of the HH tou tariffs and I had previously been on one of these for so long, prior to Tracker, that it hurt my brain to not think about putting on the dishwasher/ charging my car etc overnight.4.3kW PV, 3.6kW inverter. Octopus Agile import, gas Tracker. Zoe. Ripple x 3. Cheshire0
-
Looking at the rates late on in the day for Agile, I think I'll stick with E7 for a little longer just to see where it goes. It looks like the overnight rates into tomorrow for Agile may be more expensive tonight than my E7 rate. I've got full batteries to get us through today.Make £2026 in 2026
Prolific £231.51, Octopoints £4.60, Tesco Clubcard challenges £38.80, Airtime £10 TCB £225.19, Everup £77.04, Roadkill £1.77, Zopa CB £30, Misc £10.11,
Total £629.02 31%Make £2025 in 2025 Total £2241.23/£2025 110.7%
Prolific £1062.50, Octopoints £6.64, TCB £492.05, Tesco Clubcard challenges £89.90, Misc Sales £321, Airtime £70, Shopmium £53.06, Everup £106.08, Zopa CB £30, Misc survey £10
Make £2024 in 2024 Total £1410 70%Make £2023 in 2023 Total: £2606.33 128.8%0 -
the formula for agile is
min(D x W + P, 95)
In this equation,
- D is a coefficient that includes our distribution costs, which varies based on where you are in Britain;
- W is the wholesale cost of electricity for that period in pence per kilowatt-hour (p/kWh);
- P is the peak-time premium, which ranges from 11 - 14 based on where you are, and is only applied between 4pm and 7pm.
- 95 is chosen to ensure the price is capped at 100p/kWh once VAT is added.
D is distribution costs, why are we charged a standing charge on top ?0 -
MikeyPGT said:
I'd ring them - to be honest their e-mail service has gone to the dogs. Have heard rumours that they are using AI which might explain why they fail to understand the most simple of queries ...Slinky said:Well Octopus muggered up my switch to E7. I was supposed to go on a Fix but they've put me on Flexible. The cheap 7 hours weren't when I was expecting either so was charging the batteries in the day rate for 30 minutes a night. Been a bit of a disaster really! I've emailed and got no response. Might just try to go back to Agile if these rates continue over the next few days.
I've called and they've sorted it, backdating to the day after my call.Make £2026 in 2026
Prolific £231.51, Octopoints £4.60, Tesco Clubcard challenges £38.80, Airtime £10 TCB £225.19, Everup £77.04, Roadkill £1.77, Zopa CB £30, Misc £10.11,
Total £629.02 31%Make £2025 in 2025 Total £2241.23/£2025 110.7%
Prolific £1062.50, Octopoints £6.64, TCB £492.05, Tesco Clubcard challenges £89.90, Misc Sales £321, Airtime £70, Shopmium £53.06, Everup £106.08, Zopa CB £30, Misc survey £10
Make £2024 in 2024 Total £1410 70%Make £2023 in 2023 Total: £2606.33 128.8%1 -
I change back to Agile from Fixed after a week - online, it took minutes ...Slinky said:How long had you been on Cosy? It's only 2 weeks since we switched from Agile.
Debt Free Wannabe by 1 December 2027
Satisfied customer of Octopus Agile - past savings on average 33% of standard tarrif
Deep seated hatred of Scottish Power and all who sail in her - would love to see Ofgem grow a pair and actually do something about it.2 -
That sounds like a valid question.steveKn said:the formula for agile ismin(D x W + P, 95)
In this equation,
- D is a coefficient that includes our distribution costs, which varies based on where you are in Britain;
- W is the wholesale cost of electricity for that period in pence per kilowatt-hour (p/kWh);
- P is the peak-time premium, which ranges from 11 - 14 based on where you are, and is only applied between 4pm and 7pm.
- 95 is chosen to ensure the price is capped at 100p/kWh once VAT is added.
D is distribution costs, why are we charged a standing charge on top ?2kWp Solar PV - 10*200W Kioto, SMA Sunny Boy 2000HF, SSE facing, some shading in winter, 37° pitch, installed Jun-2011, inverter replaced Sep-2017 AND Feb-2022.0
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 355.9K Banking & Borrowing
- 255K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 456.2K Spending & Discounts
- 248.4K Work, Benefits & Business
- 606.1K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 179.1K Life & Family
- 264K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16.2K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.7K Read-Only Boards