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Intelligent Octopus Flux prices
Flux with Octopus deciding when the battery charges and discharges.
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Intelligent Octopus Flux is Flux with the decisions automated. Rather than scheduling your battery against the bands yourself, you let Octopus do it, working from prices and forecast generation.
The economics are the same — buy low, store, sell high — but the outcome depends on Octopus’s scheduling rather than yours, and on your battery being one it can control.
Showing North East England. Currently on sale: Intelligent Octopus Flux Import. Tariff code E-1R-INTELLI-FLUX-IMPORT-23-07-14-F.
- Average today
- 21.00p
- Cheapest today
- 20.16p
- Most expensive today
- 26.87p
- Standing charge
- 61.52p
weighted by how long each price lasts
per day
Today’s price bands
Intelligent Octopus Flux repeats a daily shape rather than pricing every half hour separately, so the bands are the schedule.
| From | To | Hours | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | 16:00 | 21.0 | 20.16pcheapest |
| 16:00 | 19:00 | 3.0 | 26.87pmost expensive |
| 19:00 | 16:00 | 21.0 | 20.16pcheapest |
Tomorrow’s prices
Only one price is published for tomorrow so far, so there is nothing to chart yet.
Cheapest half hours tomorrow
- 19:0020.16p
Most expensive is 19:00 at 20.16p.
Compare tomorrow across tariffs
Tomorrow’s prices on every Octopus Energy tariff that publishes a day ahead, side by side for your region.
Tomorrow’s prices comparedWhen to use electricity
- Cheapest 3-hour run starts 19:00, averaging 20.16p per kWh.
- Cheapest half hour today is 19:00 at 20.16p.
- Most expensive is 16:00 at 26.87p, so it is worth avoiding heavy use then.
Against the price cap in North East England
The Ofgem cap for a single-rate direct debit meter here is 25.22p per kWh plus 64.29p a day. Today this tariff averaged 4.23p below the cap unit rate.
This compares one day’s unit rates only. What you pay also depends on the standing charge and on when you use electricity, so treat this as an indication rather than a saving. Cap period 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-30.
Estimated annual cost
£728a year
2,500 kWh a year in North East England, at 20.16p per kWh plus 61.52p a day standing charge.
Intelligent Octopus Fluxprices change over time, but we do not yet hold enough days of them to take a meaningful average, so this uses the tariff’s standard rate — what you would pay having shifted nothing. Expect the real figure to be lower, and this estimate to sharpen as the price history builds.
Price history
The line is the average price for each day; the shaded band is the cheapest and most expensive price within it.
Last 30 days: 5 days from 01 Aug to 05 Aug. Average prices range from 20.16p to 21.00p per kWh, with the shaded band showing the cheapest and most expensive price in each period.
1 of 5 periods are only partly covered by stored prices and are shown as they are rather than filled in.
Show these 5 figures as a table
| Period | Average | Cheapest | Most expensive |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Aug | 20.16p | 20.16p | 20.16p |
| 02 Aug | 21.00p | 20.16p | 26.87p |
| 03 Aug | 21.00p | 20.16p | 26.87p |
| 04 Aug | 21.00p | 20.16p | 26.87p |
| 05 Aug | 21.00p | 20.16p | 26.87p |
Prices by region
Intelligent Octopus Flux unit rate by region
The average price per unit on 2026-08-05. Where you live changes what you pay, because the cost of distributing electricity differs by network.
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| Region | Per kWh |
|---|---|
| East Midlands | 20.88p |
| North East England | 21.00p |
| Yorkshire | 21.03p |
| West Midlands | 21.07p |
| Southern Scotland | 21.51p |
| North West England | 21.79p |
| London | 21.96p |
| South Wales | 21.96p |
| Eastern England | 21.99p |
| South West England | 22.02p |
| Southern England | 22.03p |
| Northern Scotland | 22.06p |
| South East England | 22.25p |
| Merseyside and North Wales | 23.10p |
Northern Ireland has a separate electricity market and is not covered by these regions.
Intelligent Octopus Flux standing charge by region
The daily charge you pay before using any electricity at all. It varies more between regions than the unit rate does, and you cannot avoid it by using less.
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| Region | Per day |
|---|---|
| London | 42.4p |
| North West England | 44.9p |
| Southern England | 47.7p |
| East Midlands | 51.1p |
| Eastern England | 52.2p |
| South East England | 52.8p |
| South Wales | 54.9p |
| Northern Scotland | 56.3p |
| South West England | 56.3p |
| West Midlands | 57.3p |
| North East England | 61.5p |
| Yorkshire | 61.7p |
| Southern Scotland | 62.8p |
| Merseyside and North Wales | 68.0p |
Northern Ireland has a separate electricity market and is not covered by these regions.
Context
The price cap since Oct 18
A year of energy at typical consumption, paying by direct debit. This is the benchmark every tariff on this site is measured against, and it is a Great Britain figure rather than a regional one.
The cap peaked at £3,582 in Jan - Mar 2023 and stands at £1,663 for July - Sept 2026.
Show every period
| Period | Cap level |
|---|---|
| July - Sept 2026 | £1,663 |
| Apr - June 26 | £1,477 |
| Jan - Mar 2026 | £1,584 |
| Oct - Dec 2025 | £1,576 |
| July - Sept 2025 | £1,541 |
| Apr - June 25 | £1,655 |
| Jan - Mar 25 | £1,561 |
| Oct - Dec 24 | £1,543 |
| July-Sept 2024 | £1,414 |
| Apr-June 2024 | £1,521 |
| Jan - Mar 2024 | £1,723 |
| Oct - Dec 2023 | £1,641 |
| July-Sept 2023 | £1,766 |
| Apr-June 2023 | £2,762 |
| Jan - Mar 2023 | £3,582 |
| Oct - Dec 2022 | £2,972 |
| 2022 summer | £1,673 |
| 2021/22 winter | £1,093 |
| 2021 summer | £979 |
| 2020/21 winter | £899 |
| 2020 summer | £967 |
| 2019/20 winter | £979 |
| 2019 summer | £1,039 |
| 2018/19 winter | £945 |
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How Intelligent Octopus Flux works
Octopus takes control of when the battery charges from the grid and when it discharges, aiming to buy when import is cheap and sell when export pays most.
It factors in forecast solar generation, so on a sunny day it can leave room for your own production rather than filling the battery from the grid overnight.
Your household usage is still billed on the underlying band schedule shown above; the automation applies to the battery, not to the rest of the house.
What you need
- A compatible battery system that Octopus can control — the deciding factor, and worth confirming before switching
- Solar or another form of generation, with an export arrangement in place
- A smart meter sending half-hourly readings
What drives what you pay
- How well the scheduling performs, which is largely out of your hands
- Battery capacity and how quickly it can charge and discharge
- Generation over the year, which varies enormously between seasons
- Household consumption during the peak import band
Who it tends to suit
- Solar and battery homes with compatible hardware willing to hand over scheduling
- People who want the Flux economics without managing them daily
- Households whose battery is large enough to make the arbitrage worthwhile
Who it tends not to suit
- Owners of battery systems Octopus cannot control
- Anyone who wants to keep manual control of their battery
- Homes concerned about additional battery cycling
Things to watch
- You hand over control of an expensive piece of equipment. If you have strong views about how your battery should be charged and discharged, this is not the tariff for you.
- Compatibility is narrower than for Intelligent Go, since it depends on the battery system rather than a vehicle.
- Charging and discharging a battery more often uses up its warranty life. More cycles earn more, but check your warranty terms before you sign up.
Intelligent Octopus Flux compared with the alternatives
- Against Octopus Flux
- Identical economics, different amount of work. Flux leaves the schedule to you; Intelligent Flux leaves it to Octopus. Choose on whether you want the control or the convenience — and on whether your battery is compatible at all.
- Against Intelligent Octopus Go
- Different assets: Intelligent Go schedules a car, Intelligent Flux schedules a battery. If you have both, you will have to decide which is worth optimising, since you cannot be on both tariffs.
- Against Agile with Outgoing
- More upside in theory and far more work in practice. Intelligent Flux is the automated middle path for a solar and battery home that does not want to trade energy daily.
How to switch to Intelligent Octopus Flux
- Confirm your battery system is one Octopus can control — this is the deciding factor and worth checking before anything else.
- Solar with an export arrangement and a smart meter on half-hourly readings are both required. Import and export move together as a pair.
- Existing customers switch from the dashboard; new customers join Flexible Octopus first. No exit fees.
Our verdict on Intelligent Octopus Flux
Intelligent Flux hands battery scheduling to Octopus, who charge and discharge against wholesale prices rather than a fixed timetable. Done well that beats a schedule you set yourself, because prices move and a timetable does not.
It only applies to a short list of battery systems, and you are giving up day-to-day control of an expensive asset. If your battery is not on the list, or you would rather run it yourself, Flux is the same idea under your own hand.
In its favour
- Battery scheduled against actual wholesale prices
- Usually better returns than a fixed schedule
- Nothing to manage day to day
- No exit fees
Against it
- Only a limited set of battery systems qualify
- Octopus controls when the battery charges and discharges
- Requires solar and an export arrangement
- Needs a smart meter on half-hourly readings
Frequently asked questions
Which batteries work with Intelligent Octopus Flux?
It depends on Octopus being able to control your specific battery system, and the supported list changes. Confirm your model before switching, because without control the tariff loses its point.
Can I override the schedule?
The degree of control varies by setup. If retaining manual control matters to you, standard Flux keeps the schedule in your hands while offering the same rate structure.
Does it account for my solar generation?
Yes. The scheduling uses forecast generation, so it can avoid filling the battery from the grid overnight when a sunny day is expected.
Will more cycling wear out my battery?
More cycles do consume warranty life. Whether the extra revenue justifies that depends on your battery’s warranty terms and expected lifetime, and it is worth checking those before switching.