Octopus Agile · South England
Current price
18.3p/kWh
↓ 1.7% next
Daily avg
22.8p/kWh
Cheapest
17.6p
at 04:30
Peak
38.9p
at 18:30
Price (p/kWh)
Actual
V12
ML
Past
Future
Formula ?
ML ?
Upcoming rates · 96 slots · 30-min intervals
NOW
18.3p
15:00
18.0p
15:30
19.0p
16:00
31.3p
16:30
34.7p
17:00
35.0p
17:30
37.1p
18:00
38.4p
18:30
38.9p
19:00
26.5p
19:30
26.6p
20:00
26.3p
20:30
26.1p
21:00
25.6p
21:30
23.4p
22:00
24.1p
22:30
20.8p
23:00
20.0p
V12
23:30
20.0p
V12
00:00
18.7p
V12
00:30
18.7p
V12
01:00
17.9p
V12
01:30
17.9p
V12
02:00
17.9p
V12
02:30
17.9p
V12
03:00
17.8p
V12
03:30
17.8p
V12
04:00
18.6p
V12
04:30
18.6p
V12
05:00
21.1p
V12
05:30
21.1p
V12
06:00
25.0p
V12
06:30
25.0p
V12
07:00
25.9p
V12
07:30
25.9p
V12
08:00
23.1p
V12
08:30
23.1p
V12
09:00
20.3p
V12
09:30
20.3p
V12
10:00
18.2p
V12
10:30
18.2p
V12
11:00
16.1p
V12
11:30
16.1p
V12
12:00
16.1p
V12
12:30
16.1p
V12
13:00
16.4p
V12
13:30
16.4p
V12
14:00
16.9p
V12
14:30
16.9p
V12
15:00
17.6p
V12
15:30
17.6p
V12
16:00
32.5p
V12
16:30
32.5p
V12
17:00
35.3p
V12
17:30
35.3p
V12
18:00
38.8p
V12
18:30
38.8p
V12
19:00
26.8p
V12
19:30
26.8p
V12
20:00
26.4p
V12
20:30
26.4p
V12
21:00
24.7p
V12
21:30
24.7p
V12
22:00
20.6p
V12
22:30
20.6p
V12
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
11.3p
ML
Insights
Cheapest window today02:30 – 06:00 · as low as 17.6p/kWh
Avoid 4pm–7pmPeak pricing active · up to 38.9p/kWh
Price dropping next slotGoing from 18.3p to 18.0p at 15:00

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=-3.9, 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.