Octopus Agile

northernstar007

EssexHebridean said:

NedS said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

NedS said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

*Really* wishing I could have delayed my hair wash until tomorrow (electric shower, currently on Cosy but will switch to Agile again tomorrow - the week ahead looks like it should still be marginally cheaper for us).

Yes, those prices look tempting, so I've hit the switch button. Waiting for the confirmation email - any idea how long that can take? It says up to 14 days, but if it doesn't arrive today I won't be accepting.

It's tended to be either a few hours or a few minutes when I've switched recently.

Thanks, email was there this morning so a few hours in my case.

And you guys are switching back and forth on a day by day basis between Cosy and Agile? Just wondering how Octopus keep up with the billing on that?

I’m not doing that, but I did switch away in early Feb, and back again in March. So far I have not been billed for the 10 days electricity at the beginning of Feb, so not sure what’s gone on there. 

i also done the same, and also not been billed for about 10days
i did ask the same question on here at the time and was told it will be added on in future bills
so maybe in our next bill it will be added on

MikeyPGT

It would be a bonus if Agile Standing Charges come down - I'm still reeling from the shock of mine going up 10p a day in February when my contract ended.  Even better if gas comes down as well ...

greenbee

There's been enough sun this month that I'm not really taking advantage of Agile, although it is working out about 1-2p cheaper per day than Flux!

wrf12345

"Agile Standing Charges come down"

It is fixed term so probably have to swap out and then back again. Mine went up 10p as well, for a month  until April, and looks like it might go back down by 13p according to the rates on Cosy and the 14 month fix so be interesting to see what happens in April, though the base unit rate on Cosy looks very high compared to the April std tariff, so might be something nasty to come in the Agile formula.

MikeyPGT

wrf12345 said:

"Agile Standing Charges come down"

It is fixed term so probably have to swap out and then back again. Mine went up 10p as well, for a month  until April, and looks like it might go back down by 13p according to the rates on Cosy and the 14 month fix so be interesting to see what happens in April, though the base unit rate on Cosy looks very high compared to the April std tariff, so might be something nasty to come in the Agile formula.

Standing charges are more than half my leccy bill so anything that comes off there makes a big difference.  I just wish that Octopus would just publish their rates instead of making you jump through hoops ...

Spoonie_Turtle

MikeyPGT said:

wrf12345 said:

"Agile Standing Charges come down"

It is fixed term so probably have to swap out and then back again. Mine went up 10p as well, for a month  until April, and looks like it might go back down by 13p according to the rates on Cosy and the 14 month fix so be interesting to see what happens in April, though the base unit rate on Cosy looks very high compared to the April std tariff, so might be something nasty to come in the Agile formula.

Standing charges are more than half my leccy bill so anything that comes off there makes a big difference.  I just wish that Octopus would just publish their rates instead of making you jump through hoops ...

What hoops do you have to jump through?

wrf12345 said:

"Agile Standing Charges come down"

It is fixed term so probably have to swap out and then back again. Mine went up 10p as well, for a month  until April, and looks like it might go back down by 13p according to the rates on Cosy and the 14 month fix so be interesting to see what happens in April, though the base unit rate on Cosy looks very high compared to the April std tariff, so might be something nasty to come in the Agile formula.

As far as I'm aware (so could be wrong, long-term Agilers will likely be able to confirm or deny) they've not changed the formula since it first came out, only the standing charge.

(The base rate on Cosy was already higher than the SVT, by the way.)

MikeyPGT

You have to say you want to change your tariff (which doesn't work on the app) then answer some stupid questions about your usage (which they already know) then select which tariff you want to change to (without knowing the charges) ...

Why not just put up a table saying these are our products - these are the prices.  Choose the one that suits you best.

Spoonie_Turtle

Oh, I was Googling the tariff name, clicking on the page, put in postcode for the current rate, and click the link to the page with new rates.

For ease of finding yes it would have been simpler to have them all on one page, but I suppose this way there can be no confusion or complaints when people misread which table is which.

70sbudgie

Octopus do have a page with all their tariffs in one place. And the costs. Admittedly it is buried somewhat.

https://octopus.energy/tariffs/

Don't be tempted to click the button, but enter your postcode below and all their tariffs will appear. 

Edit to add: annoyingly you can't sign up for any of the tariffs from this page. But at least you can see the costs side by side.

Spoonie_Turtle

70sbudgie said:

Octopus do have a page with all their tariffs in one place. And the costs. Admittedly it is buried somewhat.

https://octopus.energy/tariffs/

That shows current rates, not future which is what we were looking at, rates from April