Thought I would post this having seen people signing up for tariffs in excess of 35p/kWh already with huge standing charges.
Note: this tariff requires you to have a v1 secure of v2 smart meter
Octopus Agile is a tariff that tracks wholesale electricity prices and regularly went close to or below 0p/kWh during lockdown. It is capped at 35p/kWh which at the time was seen as insanely expensive.
Fast forward a bit and most tariffs are at or exceed this price. Hence you may not pay more, and may pay less for electricity used when it is very windy/sunny or outside of peak hours.
This can be especially beneficial if you don't use much electricity as the standing charge is low.
Historical prices can be seen here
agileprices.co.uk
There are no exit charges so you can switch to any other Octopus tariff or another provider if they increase the cap.","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/47955993","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"alcurtis93"},"datePublished":"2022-08-04T07:49:05.000Z","text":"It's up to 55p/kWh now with a fee of 12p per kWh when when use at peak times"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/47564336","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"margamboy"},"datePublished":"2022-06-05T08:42:17.000Z","text":"Is this cap voluntary or fixed, what guarantees do I have it will stay 35p, dont really want to be scrambling around in middle of winter to find another tariff if they decide to scrap the 35p cap."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/47564160","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"ncd"},"datePublished":"2022-06-05T07:58:10.000Z","text":"So basically, more for those that use most of their electricity at night (off peak)?"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/47564362","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"MrAlbert"},"datePublished":"2022-06-05T08:47:58.000Z","text":"I'd be amazed if they didn't."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/47566349","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"TristanDeCoonha"},"datePublished":"2022-06-05T15:59:11.000Z","text":"It does go to show that the Smart Meter is used to monitor your precise usage, and as such, can be used to dictate a personal tariff and times of premium charge.
Is it not Octopus that will allow free night time usage if the grid is producing more than can be used, as it would be uneconomical to shut down power producing plants?"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/48470918","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Pancake2021"},"datePublished":"2022-10-18T13:48:02.000Z","text":"Currently 45.07p daily subscription charge. Do we also need to pay for standing charge too?"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/48474431","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"gravy_davey"},"datePublished":"2022-10-18T20:58:46.000Z","text":"Looks like it has a cap of 78p kWh which it has hit looking at energy-stats.uk
Still thought provoking whether to try riding out the peaks and troughs."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/48475116","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"r4w80"},"datePublished":"2022-10-18T22:30:03.000Z","text":"Website says up to 78p/kWh plus 45p standing charge."}],"commentCount":12,"interactionStatistic":2,"articleSection":"Permanent Offers"}