Energy was last better‑than‑free: yesterday Next

On the Agile Octopus tariff, customers get paid to use electricity when there’s too much in the grid.

That’s cheaper than Octopus Energy paying to store it.

The price changes every half-hour.

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Daily prices

1 Jan to 31 Dec 2022 · daily price range and average

Northern Scotland

Jan 2022 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec DearerAgilemonths CheaperAgilemonths Agile was dearerfor the full period DearerAgilemonths CheaperAgilemonths Agile was dearerfor the full period

New Agile version · 22 Jul 2022A new version of Agile for new customers, with the price cap raised from 35p to 55p per kWh.

New Agile version · 29 Aug 2022A new version of Agile for new customers, with the price cap raised from 55p to 78p per kWh.

Price guarantee · 1 Oct 2022From this date until 30 Jun 2023 the government’s Energy Price Guarantee discounted Agile: a half-hour priced between 34p and 52p was charged at 34p (35.8p with VAT), and one above 52p had 17p taken off.

New Agile version · 25 Nov 2022A new version of Agile for new customers, with a £1 cap and a new pricing formula.

2022 average, Agile vs other tariffs

40%

dearer than Flexible Octopus

38.6p vs 27.5p

20%

dearer than Octopus Go

38.6p vs 32.1p

Stats for 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2022

−12.1p

Cheapest in 2022 was on 3 Jan

35 hours

Negative prices avg 2.5h per neg. day

4% of days

13 of 365 days had negative prices

6.5 hours

Longest negative period was on 2 Jan

38.6p

Average price in 2022

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DateMinAverageMax
1 Jan 2022−5.4p16.6p35.0p
2 Jan 2022−8.1p10.4p35.0p
3 Jan 2022−12.1p17.5p35.0p
4 Jan 202223.2p33.0p35.0p
5 Jan 202218.1p33.3p35.0p
6 Jan 202226.5p34.8p35.0p
7 Jan 202232.3p34.9p35.0p
8 Jan 202225.7p34.6p35.0p
9 Jan 202223.4p33.6p35.0p
10 Jan 202231.8p34.9p35.0p
11 Jan 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
12 Jan 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
13 Jan 202232.8p34.9p35.0p
14 Jan 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
15 Jan 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
16 Jan 202228.7p34.9p35.0p
17 Jan 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
18 Jan 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
19 Jan 202232.8p34.9p35.0p
20 Jan 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
21 Jan 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
22 Jan 202234.0p35.0p35.0p
23 Jan 202230.7p34.9p35.0p
24 Jan 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
25 Jan 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
26 Jan 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
27 Jan 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
28 Jan 202222.9p34.7p35.0p
29 Jan 20224.1p29.1p35.0p
30 Jan 202225.2p34.5p35.0p
31 Jan 202221.0p33.4p35.0p
1 Feb 202229.1p34.8p35.0p
2 Feb 202231.5p34.8p35.0p
3 Feb 202227.7p34.7p35.0p
4 Feb 202232.8p34.7p35.0p
5 Feb 202221.7p34.5p35.0p
6 Feb 2022−0.1p28.2p35.0p
7 Feb 202225.2p34.6p35.0p
8 Feb 202221.2p32.9p35.0p
9 Feb 202220.9p32.8p35.0p
10 Feb 202232.5p34.9p35.0p
11 Feb 202233.3p34.9p35.0p
12 Feb 202229.0p34.5p35.0p
13 Feb 202231.1p34.9p35.0p
14 Feb 202229.1p34.5p35.0p
15 Feb 202227.7p34.4p35.0p
16 Feb 202211.6p31.3p35.0p
17 Feb 20220.1p27.5p35.0p
18 Feb 202219.7p33.9p35.0p
19 Feb 202225.0p32.9p35.0p
20 Feb 20228.8p27.1p35.0p
21 Feb 20227.6p30.6p35.0p
22 Feb 202226.5p34.0p35.0p
23 Feb 202226.3p34.1p35.0p
24 Feb 202227.4p34.1p35.0p
25 Feb 202228.7p34.8p35.0p
26 Feb 202229.7p34.7p35.0p
27 Feb 202224.2p34.1p35.0p
28 Feb 202229.9p34.8p35.0p
1 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
2 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
3 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
4 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
5 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
6 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
7 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
8 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
9 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
10 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
11 Mar 202223.5p34.5p35.0p
12 Mar 202230.2p34.9p35.0p
13 Mar 202214.7p31.6p35.0p
14 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
15 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
16 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
17 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
18 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
19 Mar 202226.1p34.3p35.0p
20 Mar 202225.7p34.5p35.0p
21 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
22 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
23 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
24 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
25 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
26 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
27 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
28 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
29 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
30 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
31 Mar 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
1 Apr 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
2 Apr 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
3 Apr 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
4 Apr 202228.5p34.6p35.0p
5 Apr 202233.1p35.0p35.0p
6 Apr 202232.8p34.9p35.0p
7 Apr 202230.2p34.8p35.0p
8 Apr 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
9 Apr 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
10 Apr 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
11 Apr 202233.1p35.0p35.0p
12 Apr 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
13 Apr 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
14 Apr 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
15 Apr 202232.8p34.8p35.0p
16 Apr 202211.8p31.9p35.0p
17 Apr 20220.0p24.3p35.0p
18 Apr 202215.1p29.2p35.0p
19 Apr 202227.7p34.6p35.0p
20 Apr 202232.8p34.7p35.0p
21 Apr 202231.5p34.6p35.0p
22 Apr 202228.0p34.0p35.0p
23 Apr 202227.1p32.9p35.0p
24 Apr 202220.2p32.3p35.0p
25 Apr 202228.9p34.8p35.0p
26 Apr 202223.6p34.3p35.0p
27 Apr 202229.0p34.1p35.0p
28 Apr 202232.8p34.9p35.0p
29 Apr 202232.9p35.0p35.0p
30 Apr 202218.9p32.2p35.0p
1 May 202215.4p28.8p35.0p
2 May 202223.4p31.8p35.0p
3 May 202226.9p33.4p35.0p
4 May 202223.7p33.2p35.0p
5 May 202228.6p33.6p35.0p
6 May 202222.3p30.5p35.0p
7 May 202217.6p30.2p35.0p
8 May 202222.2p31.5p35.0p
9 May 202215.5p25.4p35.0p
10 May 202213.2p22.5p35.0p
11 May 20228.8p17.5p32.9p
12 May 202212.6p20.9p35.0p
13 May 20227.6p22.9p35.0p
14 May 202214.6p25.1p35.0p
15 May 202214.9p26.4p35.0p
16 May 202219.2p27.7p35.0p
17 May 202222.7p30.3p35.0p
18 May 202215.1p29.8p35.0p
19 May 202217.6p27.7p35.0p
20 May 202220.4p29.5p35.0p
21 May 202218.9p28.4p35.0p
22 May 202219.9p30.0p35.0p
23 May 202225.7p33.2p35.0p
24 May 202227.1p32.8p35.0p
25 May 202222.9p30.5p35.0p
26 May 202222.4p29.8p35.0p
27 May 202219.4p26.7p35.0p
28 May 202224.2p31.2p35.0p
29 May 202225.6p33.2p35.0p
30 May 202233.6p34.9p35.0p
31 May 202232.3p34.6p35.0p
1 Jun 202232.1p34.4p35.0p
2 Jun 202226.5p31.7p35.0p
3 Jun 202222.7p30.1p35.0p
4 Jun 202225.2p31.6p35.0p
5 Jun 202226.5p31.5p35.0p
6 Jun 202228.5p33.7p35.0p
7 Jun 202230.1p34.3p35.0p
8 Jun 202223.7p31.3p35.0p
9 Jun 202218.4p29.0p35.0p
10 Jun 20223.2p17.9p35.0p
11 Jun 2022−5.3p15.5p35.0p
12 Jun 202214.9p27.4p35.0p
13 Jun 202230.0p33.6p35.0p
14 Jun 202232.0p34.6p35.0p
15 Jun 202234.1p34.9p35.0p
16 Jun 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
17 Jun 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
18 Jun 202225.2p33.8p35.0p
19 Jun 202219.7p32.0p35.0p
20 Jun 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
21 Jun 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
22 Jun 202234.8p35.0p35.0p
23 Jun 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
24 Jun 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
25 Jun 202228.3p33.2p35.0p
26 Jun 202224.9p31.8p35.0p
27 Jun 202229.8p34.6p35.0p
28 Jun 202228.6p33.7p35.0p
29 Jun 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
30 Jun 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
1 Jul 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
2 Jul 202231.5p34.5p35.0p
3 Jul 202227.3p34.6p35.0p
4 Jul 202230.4p34.6p35.0p
5 Jul 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
6 Jul 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
7 Jul 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
8 Jul 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
9 Jul 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
10 Jul 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
11 Jul 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
12 Jul 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
13 Jul 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
14 Jul 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
15 Jul 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
16 Jul 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
17 Jul 202232.0p34.7p35.0p
18 Jul 202233.8p34.9p35.0p
19 Jul 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
20 Jul 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
21 Jul 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
New Agile version. A new version of Agile for new customers, with the price cap raised from 35p to 55p per kWh.
22 Jul 202247.9p54.2p55.0p
23 Jul 202253.3p55.0p55.0p
24 Jul 202237.5p51.0p55.0p
25 Jul 202245.4p52.8p55.0p
26 Jul 202244.9p53.9p55.0p
27 Jul 202255.0p55.0p55.0p
28 Jul 202255.0p55.0p55.0p
29 Jul 202255.0p55.0p55.0p
30 Jul 202251.7p54.5p55.0p
31 Jul 202246.4p53.8p55.0p
1 Aug 202234.8p54.4p55.0p
2 Aug 202240.3p51.5p55.0p
3 Aug 202244.0p51.2p55.0p
4 Aug 202251.8p54.5p55.0p
5 Aug 202249.2p53.7p55.0p
6 Aug 202240.8p52.7p55.0p
7 Aug 202242.6p51.0p55.0p
8 Aug 202249.5p54.5p55.0p
9 Aug 202251.4p54.9p55.0p
10 Aug 202252.0p54.6p55.0p
11 Aug 202255.0p55.0p55.0p
12 Aug 202255.0p55.0p55.0p
13 Aug 202255.0p55.0p55.0p
14 Aug 202255.0p55.0p55.0p
15 Aug 202255.0p55.0p55.0p
16 Aug 202255.0p55.0p55.0p
17 Aug 202255.0p55.0p55.0p
18 Aug 202255.0p55.0p55.0p
19 Aug 202255.0p55.0p55.0p
20 Aug 202255.0p55.0p55.0p
21 Aug 202255.0p55.0p55.0p
22 Aug 202255.0p55.0p55.0p
23 Aug 202255.0p55.0p55.0p
24 Aug 202255.0p55.0p55.0p
25 Aug 202255.0p55.0p55.0p
26 Aug 202255.0p55.0p55.0p
27 Aug 202255.0p55.0p55.0p
28 Aug 202255.0p55.0p55.0p
New Agile version. A new version of Agile for new customers, with the price cap raised from 55p to 78p per kWh.
29 Aug 202278.0p78.0p78.0p
30 Aug 202278.0p78.0p78.0p
31 Aug 202267.3p77.7p78.0p
1 Sep 202266.8p75.9p78.0p
2 Sep 202226.2p69.3p78.0p
3 Sep 202243.8p60.4p78.0p
4 Sep 202234.7p58.2p78.0p
5 Sep 202252.4p65.2p78.0p
6 Sep 202237.8p67.2p78.0p
7 Sep 202238.5p61.6p78.0p
8 Sep 202232.8p63.0p78.0p
9 Sep 202252.6p69.3p78.0p
10 Sep 202259.7p74.7p78.0p
11 Sep 202258.0p74.1p78.0p
12 Sep 202259.7p72.8p78.0p
13 Sep 202257.7p72.8p78.0p
14 Sep 202259.8p73.9p78.0p
15 Sep 202264.3p73.5p78.0p
16 Sep 202250.4p66.6p78.0p
17 Sep 202232.8p50.9p77.1p
18 Sep 202243.6p54.6p78.0p
19 Sep 202237.8p56.9p78.0p
20 Sep 202250.4p68.9p78.0p
21 Sep 202244.1p58.0p78.0p
22 Sep 202242.9p60.0p78.0p
23 Sep 202246.4p65.1p78.0p
24 Sep 202243.3p61.3p78.0p
25 Sep 202231.5p50.3p73.5p
26 Sep 202215.9p43.4p77.9p
27 Sep 202236.3p48.1p78.0p
28 Sep 202237.8p55.8p78.0p
29 Sep 202242.3p63.1p78.0p
30 Sep 202216.1p44.7p77.6p
Price guarantee. From this date until 30 Jun 2023 the government’s Energy Price Guarantee discounted Agile: a half-hour priced between 34p and 52p was charged at 34p (35.8p with VAT), and one above 52p had 17p taken off.
1 Oct 2022−10.1p21.6p47.6p
2 Oct 202232.8p39.0p60.1p
3 Oct 202231.5p40.3p60.1p
4 Oct 202225.2p35.3p60.1p
5 Oct 20222.5p29.2p39.6p
6 Oct 20222.5p21.7p34.7p
7 Oct 2022−3.4p26.6p51.2p
8 Oct 202230.7p35.1p60.1p
9 Oct 20227.6p28.1p58.1p
10 Oct 202224.0p32.9p57.5p
11 Oct 202233.1p38.3p60.1p
12 Oct 202226.7p36.4p60.1p
13 Oct 202231.2p39.3p60.1p
14 Oct 202231.2p37.0p60.1p
15 Oct 202224.4p30.5p37.3p
16 Oct 202210.8p26.8p44.3p
17 Oct 20227.6p26.2p45.6p
18 Oct 202213.9p28.3p47.2p
19 Oct 20228.8p17.8p33.1p
20 Oct 202210.2p23.9p40.1p
21 Oct 202222.5p28.1p35.1p
22 Oct 202217.1p25.8p38.7p
23 Oct 20229.3p18.9p33.1p
24 Oct 202210.8p18.7p33.1p
25 Oct 202213.9p19.6p33.1p
26 Oct 202212.6p17.8p33.1p
27 Oct 202213.9p20.4p33.1p
28 Oct 202214.6p21.2p33.1p
29 Oct 202217.9p23.1p33.1p
30 Oct 202213.9p24.1p33.1p
31 Oct 202218.6p28.9p45.2p
1 Nov 202210.6p21.0p33.1p
2 Nov 20227.6p19.6p33.1p
3 Nov 20226.8p25.5p41.1p
4 Nov 202226.7p34.1p57.8p
5 Nov 202222.8p28.9p34.3p
6 Nov 202216.6p25.5p36.3p
7 Nov 20222.1p21.1p36.3p
8 Nov 20229.3p24.1p34.5p
9 Nov 202217.6p26.8p45.6p
10 Nov 2022−3.5p20.8p33.1p
11 Nov 2022−6.0p18.9p35.6p
12 Nov 202219.7p27.3p35.3p
13 Nov 202222.7p27.6p38.6p
14 Nov 202223.8p32.5p60.1p
15 Nov 202220.9p28.6p42.6p
16 Nov 202224.1p31.3p46.4p
17 Nov 202219.5p30.2p48.1p
18 Nov 202217.6p28.6p47.7p
19 Nov 202220.9p30.8p50.2p
20 Nov 202220.7p28.1p53.7p
21 Nov 202220.4p32.2p53.7p
22 Nov 202222.7p38.5p60.1p
23 Nov 202224.9p30.5p44.4p
24 Nov 202220.2p29.3p35.1p
New Agile version. A new version of Agile for new customers, with a £1 cap and a new pricing formula.
25 Nov 202233.1p34.1p52.5p
26 Nov 202225.2p33.2p42.6p
27 Nov 202218.3p31.3p48.2p
28 Nov 202233.1p49.8p82.1p
29 Nov 202233.1p61.3p82.1p
30 Nov 202237.1p62.6p82.1p
1 Dec 202240.1p64.8p82.1p
2 Dec 202243.5p61.2p82.1p
3 Dec 202238.3p52.8p82.1p
4 Dec 202236.3p48.2p82.1p
5 Dec 202233.6p57.2p82.1p
6 Dec 202233.1p58.4p82.1p
7 Dec 202240.6p60.7p82.1p
8 Dec 202245.2p68.0p82.1p
9 Dec 202245.6p69.8p82.1p
10 Dec 202240.4p57.8p82.1p
11 Dec 202245.2p61.9p82.1p
12 Dec 202239.4p69.8p82.1p
13 Dec 202245.2p70.7p82.1p
14 Dec 202242.6p69.0p82.1p
15 Dec 202240.1p65.8p82.1p
16 Dec 202239.3p67.6p82.1p
17 Dec 202233.1p48.5p79.4p
18 Dec 202216.4p42.7p65.3p
19 Dec 20226.3p36.1p66.3p
20 Dec 202215.1p37.0p68.1p
21 Dec 202225.7p36.4p59.3p
22 Dec 202233.1p38.8p68.5p
23 Dec 202219.4p34.0p49.9p
24 Dec 20229.1p27.2p40.6p
25 Dec 202213.4p28.7p33.8p
26 Dec 2022−1.9p22.7p45.2p
27 Dec 20227.6p31.5p43.9p
28 Dec 2022−3.0p22.8p40.1p
29 Dec 2022−9.6p16.6p41.9p
30 Dec 2022−3.1p20.7p40.4p
31 Dec 20224.4p25.8p45.2p