Can’t see Octopus Tariff

Traumahawk007

Noted this in weekly MSE email but can’t see on Octopus Website. 

Switched last moth to current Fix after leaving customer Feb fix as marginally cheaper. Appreciate that they make it extremely hard to switch without calling but this one isn’t on their website at all. 

Netexporter

Is there a v4 listed? Fixed deals don't last long, these days.

bristolleedsfan

v3 was superceded by more expensive v4 towards end of last week. ( todays MSE newsletter promoting v3 still)

wrf12345

someone commented elsewhere that there are four fixed deals on offer but only one showing for me

hufc2002

I am currently on Octopus Flexible and have calculated that their fix is 4.65% cheaper than my current tariff (not 7%) Should I fix?

Netexporter

What's most important to you; lowest price or knowing what you will pay for a given period?

hufc2002

Netexporter said:

What's most important to you; lowest price or knowing what you will pay for a given period?

Lowest price

Netexporter

The have a look at Agile and Tracker. Much cheaper than fixed deals.

hufc2002

Netexporter said:

The have a look at Agile and Tracker. Much cheaper than fixed deals.

Seems to be considerably cheaper.  What's the catch?

Netexporter

Well it can go up, as both tariffs track the wholesale prices. With Agile you'll make the biggest savings, particularly if you can keep your consumption down during the evening (16:00 to 19:00) peak. The tracker price is set for the day, so it doesn't matter when you use the power but obviously it costs a bit more. With Agile the price can go negative, so you get paid to use electricity during those times.

There are dedicated threads for the tariffs, if you want to see how people get on. I've been on Agile for a year and I pay between 20 and 30% less than the SVT unit rate.

MeteredOut

hufc2002 said:

Netexporter said:

The have a look at Agile and Tracker. Much cheaper than fixed deals.

Seems to be considerably cheaper.  What's the catch?

It's not guaranteed to be cheaper - it could be more expensive, but you can switch to other tariffs quickly if it does shoot up (but can't go back to Tracker for 9 months). So, its not a fire-and-forget tariff - you'd be strongly recommended to track price trends.