Guides
Practical Agile electricity guides
Agile is mostly a timing problem. These guides explain when cheap slots help, when the evening peak can wipe out the benefit, and how to test a real appliance or charging window.
Use them with the live tools. The chart shows the prices; the guides explain what those prices mean for real tasks.
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Is Agile Octopus worth it?
Agile depends on when you use electricity. Check whether your routine can move enough usage away from expensive periods.
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What are negative electricity prices?
Negative slots can reduce the unit-rate part of the bill, but only for the half-hours where the price is below zero.
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Ofgem price cap vs Agile
The price cap is a benchmark. Agile depends on the half-hours when your home actually uses power.
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Tariff comparisons
Agile vs a fixed tariff
Fixed tariffs buy predictability. Agile gives more upside and more timing risk.
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Agile vs Tracker
Tracker changes daily. Agile changes every half hour. That makes the usage pattern matter more.
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Agile vs Octopus Go
Go is simpler for predictable overnight charging. Agile can work when you can react to the day's actual cheap windows.
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Practical timing
Best time to run a washing machine on Agile
A washing machine needs a run of slots, not one perfect half-hour.
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Best time to charge an EV on Agile
EV charging is large enough to change the result, so the length and timing of the cheap block matter.
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Agile alerts explained
Use alerts for specific triggers: tomorrow’s prices, negative slots, a threshold, or a usable cheap window.
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