Octopus Agile - A Current Tariff For Every Household?

[Activ]

We've been an EV Owner for 14 months, during this period and a month prior to owning the car we've been a customer of Octopus.

The SMART meter installation has been a complete nightmare and a drag since Sep 2024. The Octopus Contractor highlighted an issue B07. The tooing and froing with Octopus, the DNO has taken a year to finally correct, install the new meters, data exchange and test. The complaint is ongoing.

We're ready to adopt a new tariff from our 12 month Oct24 Fixed. Should we go Agile?
One of us is at home everyday. After a quote and rejection of the £3300 from Ohme to install "the free" Intelligent Charger I opted for a 16A trickle charger, upgraded the detached garages CU and installed a dedicated circuit. It all works well.

We don't have PV Solar or Battery Storage atm, but just started considering one or the other or both as I type.

Should we go Agile?
Found a useful website AgileBuddy.uk that helped me over the initial info hurdles, stats, history and our own application of it should we choose it. I've just sent some questions to customer services regarding it.

What's the real world advice and experiences?
No one I know uses it (or heard of it tbh)?

 

[securespark]

We have been with Octopus years. By accident really. We were with Iresa, but they went bust, so we were put with Octopus. Then, when we got an EV in July 23, we got a Ohme Home Pro charger and we're on their Go tariff.

But I have to admit, I've never heard of Agile.

We find the Go tariff handy with the EV, as we can charge between 23.30 and 05.30 for 7p per kWh.

 

[Activ]

We have been with Octopus years. By accident really. We were with Iresa, but they went bust, so we were put with Octopus. Then, when we got an EV in July 23, we got a Ohme Home Pro charger and we're on their Go tariff.

But I have to admit, I've never heard of Agile.

We find the Go tariff handy with the EV, as we can charge between 23.30 and 05.30 for 7p per kWh.

The Go Taiff on offer to us is ;
8.5p between 00.30 to 05.30AM
29p at all other times.

We have white goods with delay settings, the EV can be set-up and plugged in to charge in the cheapest window. So not an issue to move to the Go tariff .... BUT ..... Looking at Agile, we could switch on, charge, wash, dry, bake, slow cook, clean, iron mid morning and utilise rates atm 13.7p and plan our usage 24 hours in advance without issue then utilise far lower tariffs circa 22.30 for charging atm 4.2p ish for longer periods. Our EV set-up is over an app so not having to dash out pushing buttons other than leave it plugged in on the off-road private drive etc.

Having a battery storage system, ignoring PV would be an easy addition and no doubt a calculable saving / ROI.

Some real users opinions would be great!

 

[Activ]

Registered with AgileBuddy, created an Octopus API (Agile tariff account not required) . Completed the settings , then you can play with the sites Tools. Marvellous!!
Quick Tariff Comparison. Sep 2025

Yeh, I know - it cannot predict the future but helpful none-the-less.

 

[securespark]

Didn't know the tariff.
Might have a chat to Octopus about it.

I don't know anybody on Agile.

 

[StephenStephen]

My experience is that unless you've got a charger that can integrate its behaviour with Agile, AND can charge at rates under a kW (rare as unicorn teeth, tbh), you're almost certainly going to be better off on Go

 

[Activ]

My experience is that unless you've got a charger that can integrate its behaviour with Agile, AND can charge at rates under a kW (rare as unicorn teeth, tbh), you're almost certainly going to be better off on Go

Our household is currently trialing the Go tariff usage windows, just to see how we'd get on, any downsides or requirements etc. The API and AgileBuddy I/F really offers the insight one might need to choose and improve on their current Octopus tariff IF you have that SMART meter tech, usage values and timings. The pic above demonstrates the savings.