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- A compatible electricity meter and a currently available product version for your region.
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Agile Octopus in Merseyside and North Wales
Half-hourly prices that follow the wholesale market
Price now
34.38p
Expensive
Next
30.40p
02:30 · Expensive
Today's cheapest
-2.58p
11:00 · you were paid
Today's dearest
52.13p
17:30 · Very expensive
Today's half-hourly rates
| From | To | p/kWh |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 00:30 | 35.333 |
| 00:30 | 01:00 | 34.944 |
| 01:00 | 01:30 | 32.529 |
| 01:30 | 02:00 | 34.188 |
| 02:00 | 02:30 | 34.377 |
| 02:30 | 03:00 | 30.398 |
| 03:00 | 03:30 | 31.563 |
| 03:30 | 04:00 | 29.159 |
| 04:00 | 04:30 | 32.581 |
| 04:30 | 05:00 | 29.757 |
| 05:00 | 05:30 | 30.125 |
| 05:30 | 06:00 | 28.970 |
| 06:00 | 06:30 | 28.087 |
| 06:30 | 07:00 | 28.087 |
| 07:00 | 07:30 | 26.890 |
| 07:30 | 08:00 | 26.292 |
| 08:00 | 08:30 | 21.578 |
| 08:30 | 09:00 | 20.023 |
| 09:00 | 09:30 | 11.739 |
| 09:30 | 10:00 | 6.237 |
| 10:00 | 10:30 | -0.021paid to use |
| 10:30 | 11:00 | -2.006paid to use |
| 11:00 | 11:30 | -2.583paid to use |
| 11:30 | 12:00 | -2.583paid to use |
| 12:00 | 12:30 | -2.583paid to use |
| 12:30 | 13:00 | -2.583paid to use |
| 13:00 | 13:30 | -2.321paid to use |
| 13:30 | 14:00 | -1.890paid to use |
| 14:00 | 14:30 | -1.407paid to use |
| 14:30 | 15:00 | 2.016 |
| 15:00 | 15:30 | -0.346paid to use |
| 15:30 | 16:00 | 7.234 |
| 16:00 | 16:30 | 27.983 |
| 16:30 | 17:00 | 38.209 |
| 17:00 | 17:30 | 46.137 |
| 17:30 | 18:00 | 52.133 |
| 18:00 | 18:30 | 51.072 |
| 18:30 | 19:00 | 51.912 |
| 19:00 | 19:30 | 37.569 |
| 19:30 | 20:00 | 39.018 |
| 20:00 | 20:30 | 38.797 |
| 20:30 | 21:00 | 38.073 |
| 21:00 | 21:30 | 37.958 |
| 21:30 | 22:00 | 38.661 |
| 22:00 | 22:30 | 36.907 |
| 22:30 | 23:00 | 34.482 |
Today at a glance
- Average
- 24.19 p/kWh
- Cheapest
- -2.58 p/kWh
- Dearest
- 52.13 p/kWh
- Half-hours
- 46 of 48
The average is duration-weighted across the published half-hours.
Tomorrow
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Octopus usually publishes tomorrow's half-hourly prices during the afternoon. This page normally picks them up within about fifteen minutes.
The last 48 months
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Each month shows the version of Agile Octopus you could actually have signed up to then, so the line follows the tariff through its successive versions rather than any one product code. Older versions carry on publishing rates for months after they stop selling; those are not averaged in, because nobody could buy them. Drawn from the stored daily rollups across every payment method the tariff publishes; where a tariff publishes more than one, the rates above show the direct-debit one and this line sits between them.
Year archive
Choose a year above to see its prices.
Against the Ofgem price cap
Over 12 complete months, this tariff came in under the Ofgem cap in 11 of them.
| Month | This tariff | Cap | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | £59.77 | £76.18 | −£16.41 |
| October 2025 | £63.77 | £80.55 | −£16.78 |
| November 2025 | £64.28 | £77.95 | −£13.67 |
| December 2025 | £64.50 | £80.55 | −£16.05 |
| January 2026 | £74.37 | £83.78 | −£9.41 |
| February 2026 | £60.45 | £75.67 | −£15.22 |
| March 2026 | £75.69 | £83.78 | −£8.09 |
| April 2026 | £59.40 | £75.06 | −£15.66 |
| May 2026 | £71.65 | £77.56 | −£5.91 |
| June 2026 | £68.20 | £75.06 | −£6.86 |
| July 2026 | £73.10 | £80.66 | −£7.56 |
| August 2026 | £84.50 | £80.66 | +£3.84 |
Both columns cost the same 2,500 kWh a year on the typical household consumption pattern, on a direct-debit basis — the basis the cap itself is set on. A negative difference means this tariff was cheaper. The cap is a cap on what you can be charged, not a price anyone is billed, so this compares this tariff against the maximum a capped tariff could have charged the same household.
Before you switch
Is Agile Octopus a fit?
A quick suitability check before you compare the live price with your own home and usage.
Reviewed 24 August 2026
Best fit
Works best if
- Your usage or export can respond to changing half-hourly prices.
Check carefully
Watch out for
- Standing charges, eligibility, product versions and future rates can change the outcome.
Pairing
Compatible export choices
- Check the current Octopus smart-tariff terms before pairing any export product.
Make the final check
How to verify or switch
- Check the exact tariff name, product version, regional quote, eligibility and current terms with Octopus Energy.
- Use OctoTariffs history and calculators as evidence, not as a supplier quote or guarantee of future cost.
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Source details
- Smart Tariffs terms and conditions — Octopus Energy; checked 2026-08-24. Smart-tariff eligibility, rate windows, compatibility and publication caveats.
Which product version this isRead more
Current product version
AGILE-24-10-01Regional tariff reference
E-1R-AGILE-24-10-01-DUsed for the rates shown on this page.
About Agile Octopus
Half-hourly electricity prices that follow wholesale market rates, so you can save money by using electricity when it is cheapest. Octopus Agile is a smart electricity tariff that passes on wholesale electricity prices directly to customers. Unlike fixed-rate tariffs where you pay the same price all day, Agile prices change every 30 minutes based on wholesale market prices, demand levels, renewable generation and the time of day, with overnight periods usually the cheapest. This creates opportunities to save money by shifting flexible usage (EV charging, washing machines, dishwashers) to cheaper periods, and smart home devices can even automate this for you.