Octopus Agile

Telegraph_Sam

I don't seem to be able to find the link on the Octopus website which confirms the tariff that I am on, the rates and time validity etc. I believe that I am on Flexible but it would be nice to know for certain. Is this link a figment of my imagination? And how come the Flex rate is non-flex until Jan??

QrizB

I don't seem to be able to find the link on the Octopus website which confirms the tariff that I am on, the rates and time validity etc. I believe that I am on Flexible but it would be nice to know for certain. Is this link a figment of my imagination?

Hi Sam, welcome back!

On the web, scroll down the "home" page of your Octopus dashboard. Your tariff details will be towards the bottom.

And how come the Flex rate is non-flex until Jan??

Flexible Octopus typically only changes when the Ofgem cap changes. We've just had a change at the start of October, and the next one is scheduled for the start of January.

RavingMad

Failing that, have a look at your monthly bill. Your tariff info will be on there

Telegraph_Sam

Found it. The two should coincide and I suppose that with Flexible there is no end date (or early exit fee).

Current thinking is that for a default tariff that you get moved into willy nilly, it stands comparison with the current alternatives [rather than with past available fixed tariffs that are now no more than a memory :( ]

taffspeed

Hi all

I got battery installation only,on Agile at the moment. Any alternative tariffs available ? It's great when it's low however,the low prices are high on certain days, especially when I read if you have a EV the overnight prices are super crap.

Cheers

NedS

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82158331#Comment_82158331

The only smart tariff Octopus currently offer for battery only is Agile. If you had solar you could also consider Flux. Would plugin solar be an option for you?

taffspeed

Just been looking at plug in, looks interesting. There's a few deals around ATM but might leave it for a. Month or two, hopefully the cost will come down to match Europe, but it looks good.

Telegraph_Sam

As a generalisation could you say that investing in a battery, as opposed to panels, is only worth it for high consumption users and/or for those that are willing to adapt their life style to load shifting into the wee small hours? And take a long term view on payback. And use Agile rather than Flexible which is what I am on at present?

Spoonie_Turtle

EDF FreePhase might be worth a look. Or Economy 7 (check different suppliers) if your battery is large enough to minimise your daytime import from the grid.

If you have an EV then EV tariffs are open to you. If you have electric heating then Octopus Cosy or maybe Snug could be options.

QrizB

... could you say that investing in a battery, as opposed to panels, is only worth it … and/or for those that are willing to adapt their life style to load shifting into the wee small hours?

The whole idea of a battery (provided you size it correctly) is that you don't need to load shift to the wee small hours. You can use electricity whenever you want and only pay the off-peak rate.

For example we use about 2000kWh a year for our household and the same again for our EV. We have a home battery and our average price for purchased electricity is less than 10p/kWh. That's despite our tariff having a daytime rate that's currently 36p/kWh or so.

(Sorry for bringing this into the Agile thread.)