Octopus Agile · South England
Current price
22.4p/kWh
↓ 1.4% next
Daily avg
20.1p/kWh
Cheapest
13.3p
at 15:00
Peak
34.5p
at 18:30
Price (p/kWh)
Actual
V12
ML
Past
Future
ML ?
Upcoming rates · 96 slots · 30-min intervals
NOW
22.4p
20:30
22.1p
21:00
22.3p
21:30
21.6p
22:00
21.4p
22:30
20.3p
23:00
20.1p
23:30
20.3p
00:00
20.3p
00:30
19.5p
01:00
19.2p
01:30
19.2p
02:00
18.6p
02:30
17.8p
03:00
18.4p
03:30
18.3p
04:00
18.9p
04:30
18.3p
05:00
18.4p
05:30
18.4p
06:00
17.3p
06:30
18.8p
07:00
13.5p
07:30
12.8p
08:00
11.9p
08:30
12.2p
09:00
13.0p
09:30
11.9p
10:00
12.1p
10:30
11.9p
11:00
11.9p
11:30
11.2p
12:00
12.1p
12:30
12.1p
13:00
10.8p
13:30
10.6p
14:00
11.0p
14:30
10.6p
15:00
12.0p
15:30
11.8p
16:00
26.7p
16:30
26.8p
17:00
30.7p
17:30
32.6p
18:00
33.5p
18:30
33.3p
19:00
21.3p
19:30
21.3p
20:00
21.6p
20:30
21.5p
21:00
21.6p
21:30
20.9p
22:00
21.3p
22:30
19.6p
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
11:30
14.1p
ML
12:00
14.0p
ML
12:30
14.3p
ML
13:00
13.6p
ML
13:30
13.3p
ML
14:00
8.5p
ML
14:30
9.0p
ML
15:00
8.6p
ML
15:30
10.0p
ML
16:00
23.3p
ML
16:30
26.4p
ML
17:00
23.1p
ML
17:30
25.6p
ML
18:00
27.6p
ML
18:30
27.3p
ML
19:00
13.0p
ML
19:30
13.7p
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 22.4p to 22.1p 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=2.16, 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.