This page compares the cost of Octopus Energy Tariffs against other tariffs
This web app collects the data automatically each day from Octopus Energy using its public API. It then uses that data to perform calculations based on the data you add to the form.
Octopus provides data for the Agile tariff through its public API, and the wholesale electricity prices are also available and are updated each day.
Gas wholesale prices are available, but need to be uploaded with a manual process so they are not always up to date.
.Tracker data from Octopus is not available from their public API, but they do provide a summary of their day to day prices on their own site.
See the calculations using Octopus Energy data for Tracker tariff: Octopus Tracker tariff calculator
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The default values used in this table below are my consumption for the year to 20th January 2021: I have consumed 6260 kWh in the year, and my podpoint charger reports that I have used 1500 kWh of that for charging my electric car.
Fridge and Freezer run as they require day and night. Clothes washing now runs in the GO cheap night rate. Dehumidifier to dry clothes runs when needed in winter in the go night rate
Working from home computers run mostly 7am to 12 and 7pm to 9pm. A website runs on an Rpi 24/7 and consumes 8 watts. Security systems and cameras run 24/7 and consume 15 watts.
April May 2021. The wholesale electricity prices have been much higher than last year. Octopus Go is consistently showing the best prices compared with other tariffs and we can charge the car as well as running the clothes washing in the off peak period.
July 2021. Electricity wholesale prices remain high right across Europe and there is a risk that some energy suppliers will fail as they are charging less than the wholesale rates on the assumption that prices will fall again.
Octopus Agile rates are updated every day at 5pm on this website
Scroll down to see chart of Agile prices
Tariff | Days in analysis | Cost of energy consumed in this period | Energy consumed in this period | Cost of standing charge in this period | Total cost |
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Agile [default calculation car charging 1am - 4am] | 74.91666666666667 | £281.1281864999997 | 1468.7999999999352 kWh. | £15.7325 | £296.8606864999997 |
Octopus Go May 2021 v1 | 74.91666666666667 | £186.88479425000003 | 1468.3666666666672 kWh. | 18.72954125 | £205.61433550000004 |
Octopus Go June 2018 | 74.91666666666667 | £174.529275375 | 1468.3666666666672 kWh. | 18.72954125 | £193.258816625 |
Octopus Go Faster (5H from 2230) December 2019 v1 | 74.91666666666667 | £185.64287069999997 | 1468.3666666666672 kWh. | 18.72954125 | £204.37241195 |
Octopus Go Faster (5H from 0030) May 2021 v1 | 74.91666666666667 | £187.470200575 | 1468.3666666666672 kWh. | 18.72954125 | £206.19974182500002 |
Octopus Go Faster (5H from 2230) May 2021 v1 | 74.91666666666667 | £199.15394169999993 | 1468.3666666666672 kWh. | 18.72954125 | £217.88348294999994 |
Octopus Tracker | 0 | £0.0 | 0.0 kWh. | £0.0 | £0.0 |
Octopus 12M fixed Jan 2021 | 74.91666666666667 | £250.65019000000007 | 1468.3666666666672 kWh. | £16.301866666666665 | £266.95205666666675 |
Igloo Energy for comparison Jan 2021 | 74.91666666666667 | £247.68408933333342 | 1468.3666666666672 kWh. | £16.961133333333333 | £264.64522266666677 |
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Graph of Agile rates for the period selected. Note times shown are GMT not BST
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