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

South Western England

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

35%

dearer than Flexible Octopus

38.0p vs 28.2p

16%

dearer than Octopus Go

38.0p vs 32.8p

Stats for 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2022

−11.6p

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

38.0p

Average price in 2022

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DateMinAverageMax
1 Jan 2022−5.2p16.1p35.0p
2 Jan 2022−7.7p10.0p35.0p
3 Jan 2022−11.6p16.9p35.0p
4 Jan 202222.2p32.5p35.0p
5 Jan 202217.4p33.0p35.0p
6 Jan 202225.4p34.7p35.0p
7 Jan 202230.9p34.9p35.0p
8 Jan 202224.6p34.3p35.0p
9 Jan 202222.4p33.4p35.0p
10 Jan 202230.4p34.9p35.0p
11 Jan 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
12 Jan 202234.0p35.0p35.0p
13 Jan 202231.4p34.8p35.0p
14 Jan 202233.8p34.9p35.0p
15 Jan 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
16 Jan 202227.5p34.8p35.0p
17 Jan 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
18 Jan 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
19 Jan 202231.4p34.8p35.0p
20 Jan 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
21 Jan 202234.2p35.0p35.0p
22 Jan 202232.6p34.9p35.0p
23 Jan 202229.5p34.8p35.0p
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 202222.0p34.6p35.0p
29 Jan 20223.9p28.9p35.0p
30 Jan 202224.1p34.4p35.0p
31 Jan 202220.1p33.1p35.0p
1 Feb 202227.9p34.7p35.0p
2 Feb 202230.2p34.5p35.0p
3 Feb 202226.6p34.5p35.0p
4 Feb 202231.4p34.4p35.0p
5 Feb 202220.8p34.2p35.0p
6 Feb 2022−0.1p27.7p35.0p
7 Feb 202224.1p34.5p35.0p
8 Feb 202220.3p32.6p35.0p
9 Feb 202220.0p32.5p35.0p
10 Feb 202231.2p34.6p35.0p
11 Feb 202231.9p34.6p35.0p
12 Feb 202227.8p34.2p35.0p
13 Feb 202229.8p34.9p35.0p
14 Feb 202227.8p34.3p35.0p
15 Feb 202226.6p34.1p35.0p
16 Feb 202211.1p30.8p35.0p
17 Feb 20220.1p27.0p35.0p
18 Feb 202218.8p33.6p35.0p
19 Feb 202224.0p32.4p35.0p
20 Feb 20228.5p26.6p35.0p
21 Feb 20227.2p30.2p35.0p
22 Feb 202225.4p33.7p35.0p
23 Feb 202225.2p33.6p35.0p
24 Feb 202226.3p33.7p35.0p
25 Feb 202227.5p34.7p35.0p
26 Feb 202228.5p34.5p35.0p
27 Feb 202223.2p33.8p35.0p
28 Feb 202228.7p34.7p35.0p
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 202222.5p34.4p35.0p
12 Mar 202229.0p34.9p35.0p
13 Mar 202214.1p31.3p35.0p
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 202225.0p34.1p35.0p
20 Mar 202224.6p34.3p35.0p
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 202227.3p34.3p35.0p
5 Apr 202231.7p34.9p35.0p
6 Apr 202231.4p34.7p35.0p
7 Apr 202229.0p34.6p35.0p
8 Apr 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
9 Apr 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
10 Apr 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
11 Apr 202231.7p34.9p35.0p
12 Apr 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
13 Apr 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
14 Apr 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
15 Apr 202231.4p34.6p35.0p
16 Apr 202211.4p31.3p35.0p
17 Apr 20220.0p23.5p35.0p
18 Apr 202214.4p28.5p35.0p
19 Apr 202226.6p34.3p35.0p
20 Apr 202231.4p34.4p35.0p
21 Apr 202230.2p34.0p35.0p
22 Apr 202226.8p33.5p35.0p
23 Apr 202226.0p32.2p35.0p
24 Apr 202219.4p31.5p35.0p
25 Apr 202227.7p34.7p35.0p
26 Apr 202222.6p34.1p35.0p
27 Apr 202227.8p33.8p35.0p
28 Apr 202231.4p34.8p35.0p
29 Apr 202231.5p34.9p35.0p
30 Apr 202218.1p31.5p35.0p
1 May 202214.7p28.0p35.0p
2 May 202222.5p31.3p35.0p
3 May 202225.8p33.0p35.0p
4 May 202222.7p32.6p35.0p
5 May 202227.4p33.1p35.0p
6 May 202221.4p29.9p35.0p
7 May 202216.9p29.6p35.0p
8 May 202221.3p30.7p35.0p
9 May 202214.8p24.5p35.0p
10 May 202212.7p21.6p35.0p
11 May 20228.5p16.8p31.0p
12 May 202212.1p20.0p34.0p
13 May 20227.2p21.9p33.9p
14 May 202214.0p24.5p35.0p
15 May 202214.3p25.5p35.0p
16 May 202218.4p26.8p35.0p
17 May 202221.7p29.4p35.0p
18 May 202214.5p28.8p35.0p
19 May 202216.9p26.9p35.0p
20 May 202219.6p28.7p35.0p
21 May 202218.1p27.6p35.0p
22 May 202219.1p29.2p35.0p
23 May 202224.6p32.8p35.0p
24 May 202225.9p32.0p35.0p
25 May 202222.0p29.5p35.0p
26 May 202221.5p28.7p35.0p
27 May 202218.5p25.7p35.0p
28 May 202223.2p30.4p35.0p
29 May 202224.6p32.6p35.0p
30 May 202232.2p34.6p35.0p
31 May 202230.9p34.2p35.0p
1 Jun 202230.8p34.0p35.0p
2 Jun 202225.4p31.0p35.0p
3 Jun 202221.7p29.3p35.0p
4 Jun 202224.1p30.6p35.0p
5 Jun 202225.4p30.5p35.0p
6 Jun 202227.3p33.2p35.0p
7 Jun 202228.9p33.8p35.0p
8 Jun 202222.7p30.5p35.0p
9 Jun 202217.6p28.1p35.0p
10 Jun 20223.0p17.2p35.0p
11 Jun 2022−5.1p14.8p34.4p
12 Jun 202214.3p26.7p35.0p
13 Jun 202228.7p33.1p35.0p
14 Jun 202230.7p34.2p35.0p
15 Jun 202232.7p34.7p35.0p
16 Jun 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
17 Jun 202233.8p35.0p35.0p
18 Jun 202224.1p33.4p35.0p
19 Jun 202218.8p31.3p35.0p
20 Jun 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
21 Jun 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
22 Jun 202233.3p35.0p35.0p
23 Jun 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
24 Jun 202233.6p34.9p35.0p
25 Jun 202227.1p32.6p35.0p
26 Jun 202223.9p31.0p35.0p
27 Jun 202228.5p34.3p35.0p
28 Jun 202227.4p33.1p35.0p
29 Jun 202233.8p35.0p35.0p
30 Jun 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
1 Jul 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
2 Jul 202230.2p33.9p35.0p
3 Jul 202226.2p34.3p35.0p
4 Jul 202229.1p34.4p35.0p
5 Jul 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
6 Jul 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
7 Jul 202234.7p35.0p35.0p
8 Jul 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
9 Jul 202235.0p35.0p35.0p
10 Jul 202233.8p35.0p35.0p
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 202230.7p34.5p35.0p
18 Jul 202232.4p34.7p35.0p
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 202245.9p53.8p55.0p
23 Jul 202251.1p54.7p55.0p
24 Jul 202235.9p49.9p55.0p
25 Jul 202243.5p51.8p55.0p
26 Jul 202243.0p53.5p55.0p
27 Jul 202253.0p54.9p55.0p
28 Jul 202255.0p55.0p55.0p
29 Jul 202255.0p55.0p55.0p
30 Jul 202249.5p53.8p55.0p
31 Jul 202244.4p53.0p55.0p
1 Aug 202233.4p54.2p55.0p
2 Aug 202238.6p50.2p55.0p
3 Aug 202242.2p49.9p55.0p
4 Aug 202249.7p53.7p55.0p
5 Aug 202247.2p52.9p55.0p
6 Aug 202239.1p51.9p55.0p
7 Aug 202240.8p49.7p55.0p
8 Aug 202247.5p54.0p55.0p
9 Aug 202249.2p54.4p55.0p
10 Aug 202249.8p54.0p55.0p
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 202254.6p55.0p55.0p
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 202264.5p77.0p78.0p
1 Sep 202264.0p75.0p78.0p
2 Sep 202225.1p67.9p78.0p
3 Sep 202242.0p58.3p78.0p
4 Sep 202233.2p56.3p78.0p
5 Sep 202250.2p63.5p78.0p
6 Sep 202236.2p65.7p78.0p
7 Sep 202236.9p59.9p78.0p
8 Sep 202231.4p61.9p78.0p
9 Sep 202250.4p67.4p78.0p
10 Sep 202257.2p73.4p78.0p
11 Sep 202255.5p72.5p78.0p
12 Sep 202257.3p71.1p78.0p
13 Sep 202255.3p71.1p78.0p
14 Sep 202257.3p72.7p78.0p
15 Sep 202261.6p71.7p78.0p
16 Sep 202248.3p64.7p78.0p
17 Sep 202231.4p48.7p73.4p
18 Sep 202241.8p52.4p78.0p
19 Sep 202236.2p55.1p78.0p
20 Sep 202248.3p67.2p78.0p
21 Sep 202242.3p56.0p78.0p
22 Sep 202241.1p58.1p78.0p
23 Sep 202244.5p63.3p78.0p
24 Sep 202241.5p58.9p78.0p
25 Sep 202230.2p48.2p69.9p
26 Sep 202215.2p41.5p74.1p
27 Sep 202234.8p46.2p78.0p
28 Sep 202236.2p53.7p78.0p
29 Sep 202240.6p61.3p78.0p
30 Sep 202215.5p42.7p73.9p
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 2022−9.7p21.1p44.3p
2 Oct 202231.4p38.5p60.1p
3 Oct 202230.2p39.5p60.1p
4 Oct 202224.1p35.0p56.3p
5 Oct 20222.4p28.7p36.7p
6 Oct 20222.4p21.3p33.9p
7 Oct 2022−3.3p26.2p47.8p
8 Oct 202229.4p35.0p56.5p
9 Oct 20227.2p27.8p54.4p
10 Oct 202223.0p32.2p53.8p
11 Oct 202233.9p38.2p60.1p
12 Oct 202225.6p36.4p60.1p
13 Oct 202229.9p38.7p60.1p
14 Oct 202229.9p36.5p60.1p
15 Oct 202223.4p29.8p34.5p
16 Oct 202210.4p25.8p41.2p
17 Oct 20227.2p25.6p42.4p
18 Oct 202213.3p27.5p43.9p
19 Oct 20228.5p17.1p33.9p
20 Oct 20229.8p23.2p37.2p
21 Oct 202221.6p27.5p33.9p
22 Oct 202216.4p25.0p35.9p
23 Oct 20228.9p18.3p33.9p
24 Oct 202210.4p18.1p33.9p
25 Oct 202213.3p19.0p33.9p
26 Oct 202212.1p17.1p33.9p
27 Oct 202213.3p19.7p33.9p
28 Oct 202214.0p20.6p33.9p
29 Oct 202217.1p22.4p33.9p
30 Oct 202213.3p23.4p33.9p
31 Oct 202217.9p27.8p42.0p
1 Nov 202210.2p20.4p33.9p
2 Nov 20227.2p19.0p33.9p
3 Nov 20226.5p24.6p38.1p
4 Nov 202225.6p33.9p54.1p
5 Nov 202221.8p28.0p33.9p
6 Nov 202215.9p24.6p33.9p
7 Nov 20222.0p20.5p33.9p
8 Nov 20228.9p23.3p33.9p
9 Nov 202216.9p25.8p42.5p
10 Nov 2022−3.3p20.2p33.9p
11 Nov 2022−5.7p18.4p33.9p
12 Nov 202218.8p26.4p33.9p
13 Nov 202221.7p26.6p35.7p
14 Nov 202222.8p32.1p60.1p
15 Nov 202220.0p27.4p39.6p
16 Nov 202223.1p30.8p43.2p
17 Nov 202218.7p29.7p44.8p
18 Nov 202216.9p27.5p44.4p
19 Nov 202220.0p29.9p46.8p
20 Nov 202219.9p27.1p50.2p
21 Nov 202219.6p31.7p50.2p
22 Nov 202221.7p37.0p60.1p
23 Nov 202223.9p29.3p41.3p
24 Nov 202219.3p28.6p33.9p
New Agile version. A new version of Agile for new customers, with a £1 cap and a new pricing formula.
25 Nov 202231.8p34.2p49.0p
26 Nov 202224.1p33.0p39.6p
27 Nov 202217.6p30.9p44.9p
28 Nov 202232.8p48.7p82.1p
29 Nov 202233.9p58.8p82.1p
30 Nov 202234.8p59.9p82.1p
1 Dec 202237.7p62.0p82.1p
2 Dec 202241.0p58.1p82.1p
3 Dec 202235.9p49.8p78.2p
4 Dec 202234.1p45.5p82.1p
5 Dec 202233.9p54.3p82.1p
6 Dec 202233.9p55.6p82.1p
7 Dec 202238.2p58.0p82.1p
8 Dec 202242.5p65.6p82.1p
9 Dec 202242.9p67.7p82.1p
10 Dec 202237.9p54.9p82.1p
11 Dec 202242.5p59.2p82.1p
12 Dec 202237.0p68.5p82.1p
13 Dec 202242.5p69.3p82.1p
14 Dec 202240.1p67.4p82.1p
15 Dec 202237.7p63.4p82.1p
16 Dec 202236.9p65.6p82.1p
17 Dec 202233.9p45.8p74.8p
18 Dec 202215.8p40.9p61.3p
19 Dec 20226.0p34.4p62.3p
20 Dec 202214.5p35.5p64.0p
21 Dec 202224.7p35.9p55.5p
22 Dec 202233.7p37.9p64.4p
23 Dec 202218.6p34.0p46.6p
24 Dec 20228.7p26.9p37.7p
25 Dec 202212.8p28.5p33.9p
26 Dec 2022−1.8p22.0p42.0p
27 Dec 20227.2p31.3p40.8p
28 Dec 2022−2.9p22.6p37.2p
29 Dec 2022−9.2p15.9p38.9p
30 Dec 2022−3.0p20.3p37.4p
31 Dec 20224.2p25.4p42.0p