Octopus Agile · South England
Current price
26.3p/kWh
↓ 0.8% next
Daily avg
23.8p/kWh
Cheapest
18.0p
at 15:00
Peak
38.9p
at 18:30
Price (p/kWh)
Actual
V12
ML
Past
Future
ML ?
Upcoming rates · 96 slots · 30-min intervals
NOW
26.3p
20:30
26.1p
21:00
25.6p
21:30
23.4p
22:00
24.1p
22:30
20.8p
23:00
21.9p
23:30
19.2p
00:00
19.6p
00:30
19.1p
01:00
18.8p
01:30
19.4p
02:00
19.6p
02:30
18.8p
03:00
19.7p
03:30
19.6p
04:00
20.3p
04:30
19.9p
05:00
21.9p
05:30
23.0p
06:00
24.9p
06:30
25.9p
07:00
25.6p
07:30
26.3p
08:00
23.1p
08:30
21.7p
09:00
19.9p
09:30
16.5p
10:00
18.1p
10:30
16.1p
11:00
15.9p
11:30
16.6p
12:00
16.9p
12:30
16.9p
13:00
16.9p
13:30
16.3p
14:00
16.9p
14:30
16.1p
15:00
18.5p
15:30
19.2p
16:00
32.9p
16:30
35.0p
17:00
33.6p
17:30
35.3p
18:00
37.2p
18:30
38.0p
19:00
25.6p
19:30
25.6p
20:00
25.8p
20:30
25.8p
21:00
25.5p
21:30
24.5p
22:00
24.6p
22:30
22.1p
23:00
18.6p
ML
23:30
17.7p
ML
00:00
16.9p
ML
00:30
16.8p
ML
01:00
16.9p
ML
01:30
16.9p
ML
02:00
16.8p
ML
02:30
16.3p
ML
03:00
16.7p
ML
03:30
16.5p
ML
04:00
16.7p
ML
04:30
16.5p
ML
05:00
17.6p
ML
05:30
17.7p
ML
06:00
20.4p
ML
06:30
20.3p
ML
07:00
20.8p
ML
07:30
21.4p
ML
08:00
20.9p
ML
08:30
23.0p
ML
09:00
22.5p
ML
09:30
18.8p
ML
10:00
16.7p
ML
10:30
16.2p
ML
11:00
16.1p
ML
11:30
16.1p
ML
12:00
16.1p
ML
12:30
15.9p
ML
13:00
16.3p
ML
13:30
15.8p
ML
14:00
14.0p
ML
14:30
14.1p
ML
15:00
12.7p
ML
15:30
14.0p
ML
16:00
23.5p
ML
16:30
27.8p
ML
17:00
28.9p
ML
17:30
35.2p
ML
18:00
38.1p
ML
18:30
38.2p
ML
19:00
20.5p
ML
19:30
21.5p
ML
Insights
Cheapest window today09:00 – 16:00 · as low as 18.0p/kWh
Avoid 4pm–7pmPeak pricing active · up to 38.9p/kWh
Price dropping next slotGoing from 26.3p to 26.1p at 20:30

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=2.15, P=12.3, base=-3.7, 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.