Octopus Agile · South England
Current price
14.7p/kWh
↓ 0.9% next
Daily avg
19.6p/kWh
Cheapest
13.3p
at 15:00
Peak
34.5p
at 18:30
Price (p/kWh)
Actual
V12
ML
Past
Future
Formula ?
ML ?
Upcoming rates · 96 slots · 30-min intervals
NOW
14.7p
12:00
14.6p
12:30
14.1p
13:00
14.0p
13:30
13.9p
14:00
14.1p
14:30
13.7p
15:00
13.3p
15:30
13.7p
16:00
27.3p
16:30
28.9p
17:00
31.5p
17:30
32.9p
18:00
33.8p
18:30
34.5p
19:00
22.5p
19:30
22.1p
20:00
22.4p
20:30
22.1p
21:00
22.3p
21:30
21.6p
22:00
21.4p
22:30
20.3p
23:00
20.2p
V12
23:30
20.2p
V12
00:00
18.8p
V12
00:30
18.8p
V12
01:00
18.7p
V12
01:30
18.7p
V12
02:00
18.1p
V12
02:30
18.1p
V12
03:00
18.9p
V12
03:30
18.9p
V12
04:00
17.2p
V12
04:30
17.2p
V12
05:00
16.1p
V12
05:30
16.1p
V12
06:00
14.2p
V12
06:30
14.2p
V12
07:00
13.0p
V12
07:30
13.0p
V12
08:00
13.9p
V12
08:30
13.9p
V12
09:00
13.9p
V12
09:30
13.9p
V12
10:00
13.1p
V12
10:30
13.1p
V12
11:00
11.9p
V12
11:30
11.9p
V12
12:00
11.2p
V12
12:30
11.2p
V12
13:00
11.7p
V12
13:30
11.7p
V12
14:00
11.1p
V12
14:30
11.1p
V12
15:00
11.2p
V12
15:30
11.2p
V12
16:00
27.7p
V12
16:30
27.7p
V12
17:00
30.2p
V12
17:30
30.2p
V12
18:00
33.3p
V12
18:30
33.3p
V12
19:00
21.9p
V12
19:30
21.9p
V12
20:00
22.1p
V12
20:30
22.1p
V12
21:00
21.6p
V12
21:30
21.6p
V12
22:00
19.1p
V12
22:30
19.1p
V12
23:00
15.2p
ML
23:30
14.3p
ML
00:00
14.1p
ML
00:30
13.3p
ML
01:00
13.4p
ML
01:30
12.9p
ML
02:00
12.8p
ML
02:30
12.8p
ML
03:00
12.8p
ML
03:30
12.9p
ML
04:00
13.8p
ML
04:30
13.2p
ML
05:00
12.4p
ML
05:30
12.8p
ML
06:00
15.6p
ML
06:30
19.4p
ML
07:00
19.4p
ML
07:30
21.0p
ML
08:00
18.7p
ML
08:30
18.5p
ML
09:00
17.4p
ML
09:30
16.9p
ML
10:00
16.2p
ML
10:30
16.4p
ML
11:00
14.6p
ML
Insights
Cheapest window today10:00 – 16:00 · as low as 13.3p/kWh
Avoid 4pm–7pmPeak pricing active · up to 34.5p/kWh
Price dropping next slotGoing from 14.7p to 14.6p at 12:00

How predictions work

Formula prediction
Uses day-ahead wholesale prices from the Nord Pool N2EX market to predict Agile rates. A rolling linear regression is fitted over the most recent 14 days of data to derive the coefficients D (wholesale weight), P (peak surcharge), and a base offset. The formula is price = D × wholesale + P × peak + base, with a 5% VAT applied. Currently fitted at D=2.17, P=12.2, base=-3.8, MAE=1.1p. Available once Nord Pool publishes day-ahead prices (usually by 11am for the next day).
ML prediction
An XGBoost ensemble model (V4) trained on historical Agile rates, wholesale prices, and weather data. It uses separate sub-models for off-peak, peak, and shoulder periods, each with time-of-day features, lagged prices, and weather forecasts (temperature, wind speed from Open-Meteo). Predictions are chained — each slot's forecast becomes an input for the next. Used to fill gaps beyond Nord Pool data availability, typically covering 24–48 hours ahead.