What is Octopus Energy? Tariffs and how it differs

Most households fit one of these groups:

• Standard and fixed: Flexible Octopus (variable, price-cap protected) and fixed-term deals.
• Wholesale-linked: Agile (a new price every half hour) and Tracker (a new price every day).
• Electric vehicles: Octopus Go and Intelligent Octopus Go, with cheap overnight windows.
• Heating: Cosy Octopus for heat pumps and Snug for storage heaters.
• Solar and batteries: Flux, Intelligent Flux and the Outgoing export tariffs.

Every Octopus price varies across the 14 Great Britain electricity regions, because network costs differ. A rate quoted for London will not match one for South Wales. Always compare the rates for your own region.

OctoTariffs is independent and is not owned by Octopus. We read Octopus’s published tariffs for every region and show today’s prices, the history and comparisons, so you can see what a tariff has actually cost before you choose it.

• The Octopus app: what it does and where to find thingsWhat you can do in the Octopus Energy app: readings, usage, payments, tariff changes, Octoplus and smart device control.
• SMETS1 vs SMETS2 smart meters: what is the difference?How SMETS1 and SMETS2 smart meters differ, why it matters when you switch supplier, and what it means for Octopus smart tariffs.
• Is Agile Octopus actually cheaper?When Agile Octopus beats a standard tariff, why the answer depends on when you use power, and how to check with your own half-hourly data.
• What happens to your smart meter when you switch to OctopusWhether your smart meter keeps working when you switch to Octopus, why some older meters go dumb, and what to do about it.
• Economy 7 or single rate: which is cheaper?When Economy 7 beats a single-rate tariff, the night share that decides it, and how to check with today’s Octopus rates for your region.
• Switching to Octopus with two electricity MPANsWhy some homes have two electricity supply numbers, usually for off-peak heating, and what to check when you switch to Octopus.