Octopus Energy Tariffs, Benefits and Guides
Compare Octopus Energy tariffs, explore customer benefits and find practical guides to help you choose the right tariff, understand your rates and get more from Octopus Energy.
Octopus everyday tariffs
Tariffs for your household electricity and gas, from standard variable and fixed options to smart tariffs that follow wholesale energy prices.
Daily rates linked to wholesale prices, often sitting well below the price cap.
- Best for reliably low everyday rates
- Rates update once a day
- Needs a smart meter
- No exit fees to leave
Prices that change every half hour, rewarding you for shifting heavy use out of peak.
- Best for households that can avoid peak
- Prices set half-hourly, a day ahead
- Needs a smart meter
- Rewards shifting use off-peak
The standard variable tariff and simplest starting point — no smart meter or setup needed.
- Best for a no-fuss switch
- No smart meter needed
- Follows the Ofgem price cap
- Leave any time, no exit fees
Octopus EV tariffs
Lower overnight electricity rates, with either a fixed off-peak window or smart scheduled charging.
A six-hour cheap window, with Octopus scheduling your charging via your car or charger.
- Best with a compatible car or charger
- Six-hour cheap overnight window
- Octopus schedules your charging
- Needs a compatible car or charger
A fixed four-hour overnight cheap rate. No smart charger or compatible EV required.
- Best for a simple fixed window
- Fixed four-hour cheap window overnight
- Works with any EV or charger
- Needs a smart meter
Octopus solar export tariffs
Export tariffs that pay you for the electricity your solar panels send back to the grid.
Half-hourly export prices that spike on sunny afternoons when wholesale demand is high.
- Best for smart export when prices peak
- Export prices set half-hourly
- Pays more when demand is high
- Best paired with a battery
A flat export rate of 12p throughout the day. A simple option for solar-only homes that do not need time-of-use pricing.
- Best for solar-only homes wanting predictability
- Flat export rate fixed for 12 months
- Predictable export income
- Needs an export meter
A higher fixed export rate between 4pm and 7pm, and a lower rate the rest of the day.
- Best for battery homes exporting in the evening
- Higher export rate 4-7pm
- Lower rate the rest of the day
- Needs a battery to shift exports
Octopus solar and battery tariffs
Combined import and export tariffs for homes with solar panels and a battery, helping you store electricity when rates are lower and export it when rates are higher.
Flux, fully automated — Octopus manages your battery’s charge and discharge for you.
- Best for hands-off battery homes
- Battery charge and discharge automated
- Combined import and export tariff
- Needs a compatible battery
Three daily price bands for import and export. The sweet spot for solar-plus-battery setups.
- Best for solar-plus-battery homes
- Three daily import and export bands
- Cheapest import overnight
- Best export in the evening peak
Octopus heat pump tariffs
Designed for homes with a heat pump, with several lower-rate windows throughout the day to help keep heating costs down.
Three off-peak windows a day at a low rate, built around how heat pumps run.
- Best for homes with a heat pump
- Three cheap windows through the day
- Built around how heat pumps run
- Needs a smart meter
Octopus Energy customer benefits
Beyond its tariffs, eligible customers can access Octoplus rewards, take part in Saving Sessions and occasional Free Electricity events, and use an Octopus Home Mini to track their energy use live in the app.
£50 referral credit
Join Octopus through our referral link and you both get £50 of account credit. See exactly how the code works and how to claim it.
See how it worksOctoplus
Loyalty programme. Earn Octopoints, then redeem for bill credit, vouchers and partner perks.
Learn moreSaving Sessions
Get paid for reducing use during peak demand events. A typical winter household earns £50 to £100.
Learn moreFree Electricity
One- to two-hour windows where eligible electricity used is credited back. Open to every Octopus customer.
Learn moreOcto Home Mini
A free smart display showing your live electricity use, so you can make the most of cheap and free windows.
Learn moreJoin Octopus Energy
Once you have decided that Octopus Energy is right for your home, switching is straightforward. Join through our referral link and receive £50 credit once your switch is complete.
Latest Octopus Energy guides
Guides and explainers covering how each Octopus tariff works, who it suits and how to get the most from it.
