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Intelligent Octopus Go prices
A cheap overnight window that extends when Octopus schedules your car or charger.
Your postcode is sent once to Octopus Energy’s public region lookup — the same one they bill from. We do not put it in the URL, analytics or database, and do not keep it.
Intelligent Octopus Go takes the Go idea — a cheap overnight window — and hands the scheduling to Octopus. You tell it when you need the car charged and by how much; it decides which hours to actually draw power in.
Electricity used in a slot Octopus chose is billed at the cheap rate, even when that slot falls outside the standard window. In practice you get more cheap hours than on Go for the same behaviour.
Showing Southern Scotland. Currently on sale: Intelligent Octopus Go 12M Fixed. Tariff code E-1R-INTELLI-FIX-12M-26-06-13-N.
- Average today
- 26.86p
- Cheapest today
- 8.00p
- Most expensive today
- 33.15p
- Standing charge
- 64.53p
weighted by how long each price lasts
per day
Today’s price bands
Intelligent Octopus Go repeats a daily shape rather than pricing every half hour separately, so the bands are the schedule.
| From | To | Hours | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23:30 | 05:30 | 6.0 | 8.00pcheapest |
| 05:30 | 23:30 | 18.0 | 33.15pmost expensive |
| 23:30 | 05:30 | 6.0 | 8.00pcheapest |
Tomorrow’s prices
Only one price is published for tomorrow so far, so there is nothing to chart yet.
Cheapest half hours tomorrow
- 23:308.00p
Most expensive is 23:30 at 8.00p.
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 23:30, averaging 8.00p per kWh.
- Cheapest half hour today is 23:30 at 8.00p.
- Most expensive is 05:30 at 33.15p, so it is worth avoiding heavy use then.
Against the price cap in Southern Scotland
The Ofgem cap for a single-rate direct debit meter here is 25.85p per kWh plus 64.17p a day. Today this tariff averaged 1.02p above 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
£1,064a year
2,500 kWh a year in Southern Scotland, at 33.15p per kWh plus 64.53p a day standing charge.
Intelligent Octopus Goprices 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: 4 days from 02 Aug to 05 Aug. Average prices range from 26.86p to 32.47p per kWh, with the shaded band showing the cheapest and most expensive price in each period.
1 of 4 periods are only partly covered by stored prices and are shown as they are rather than filled in.
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| Period | Average | Cheapest | Most expensive |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Aug | 32.47p | 8.00p | 33.15p |
| 03 Aug | 26.86p | 8.00p | 33.15p |
| 04 Aug | 26.86p | 8.00p | 33.15p |
| 05 Aug | 26.86p | 8.00p | 33.15p |
Prices by region
Intelligent Octopus Go 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 |
|---|---|
| Yorkshire | 25.75p |
| West Midlands | 26.02p |
| East Midlands | 26.24p |
| North East England | 26.27p |
| London | 26.48p |
| Southern Scotland | 26.86p |
| Southern England | 27.29p |
| North West England | 27.31p |
| South Wales | 27.41p |
| Eastern England | 27.74p |
| South West England | 27.81p |
| Northern Scotland | 27.87p |
| South East England | 27.90p |
| Merseyside and North Wales | 28.80p |
Northern Ireland has a separate electricity market and is not covered by these regions.
Intelligent Octopus Go 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 | 44.1p |
| North West England | 46.6p |
| Southern England | 49.4p |
| East Midlands | 52.8p |
| Eastern England | 53.9p |
| South East England | 54.5p |
| South Wales | 56.6p |
| Northern Scotland | 58.0p |
| South West England | 58.0p |
| West Midlands | 59.0p |
| North East England | 63.2p |
| Yorkshire | 63.4p |
| Southern Scotland | 64.5p |
| Merseyside and North Wales | 69.7p |
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 Go works
You set a target: charged to a given level by a given time. Octopus then schedules the charging itself, picking hours that are cheap for the grid as well as for you.
Any electricity drawn during a slot Octopus scheduled is charged at the off-peak rate, whether or not it falls inside the standard overnight window. The rest of the house is billed on the normal band schedule shown above.
It works by talking directly to your vehicle or your charger, which is why compatibility is the deciding factor rather than a detail.
What you need
- A compatible electric vehicle or home charger — Octopus publishes a current list, and it is worth checking yours before switching
- A smart meter sending half-hourly readings
- Willingness to let Octopus control when charging happens
What drives what you pay
- How much of your charging Octopus can schedule, which depends on giving it enough time between plugging in and needing the car
- Household usage outside the scheduled slots, billed on the standard bands
- How often you need a fast turnaround, since a tight deadline leaves less room to find cheap hours
- The standing charge, which applies regardless
Who it tends to suit
- Owners of a compatible electric vehicle or charger that Octopus can control
- Drivers happy to set a target charge time and let Octopus pick the hours
- Households where the car is the largest shiftable load
Who it tends not to suit
- Anyone whose vehicle or charger is not on the compatibility list
- Drivers who need to control exactly when charging happens
- Households without an electric vehicle, where the day rate is simply higher
Things to watch
- Compatibility decides everything here. If your car and charger are not on the list, you cannot use this tariff, and Go is the alternative.
- You are giving up control of exactly when charging happens. For most people that is the point; for some it is a genuine objection.
- Plugging in with a short deadline gives the scheduler little room, and the saving shrinks accordingly.
Intelligent Octopus Go compared with the alternatives
- Against Octopus Go
- The same shape, but Intelligent Go extends the cheap rate to slots it schedules outside the standard window. If your hardware is compatible it is usually the better of the two. Go exists for when it is not.
- Against Agile Octopus
- Agile gives you every half-hourly price and asks you to act on them. Intelligent Go acts for you, but only for the car. If the car is most of your flexible load, Intelligent Go is less work for a similar result.
- Against Intelligent Octopus Flux
- Different loads: Intelligent Go schedules vehicle charging, Intelligent Flux schedules a solar battery. If you have both, they are not interchangeable and you will need to work out which asset is worth optimising.
How to switch to Intelligent Octopus Go
- Check your car or charger is on Octopus's compatible list before anything else — this is the step that most often stops a switch, and the list changes.
- You connect the vehicle or charger to Octopus during sign-up so they can schedule charging. A smart meter on half-hourly readings is required.
- Existing customers request it from the dashboard; new customers join Flexible Octopus first. No exit fees, and the usual 30-day lock-out on smart import tariffs if you leave.
Our verdict on Intelligent Octopus Go
Intelligent Go gives up control of when your car charges and pays you for it with a longer cheap window and the cheap rate applied to everything in the house, not just the car.
The trade is real: Octopus decides when charging happens within the window you set. If you need the car ready at unpredictable times, or your hardware is not on the list, plain Go keeps the control and most of the benefit.
In its favour
- Longer cheap window than Go
- Cheap rate applies to the whole house, not only the car
- Charging is scheduled for you
- No exit fees
Against it
- Requires a compatible vehicle or charger
- Octopus decides when charging happens
- Needs a smart meter on half-hourly readings
- No use without an EV
Frequently asked questions
Which cars and chargers work with Intelligent Octopus Go?
Octopus maintains a compatibility list, and it changes as manufacturers are added. Check your specific vehicle and charger against the current list before switching, since the tariff depends on Octopus being able to control the charge.
Do I get the cheap rate outside the overnight window?
Yes, for electricity used in slots Octopus scheduled. That is the main advantage over standard Go. The rest of your household usage follows the band schedule shown above.
What if I need the car charged quickly?
You can override, but a short deadline leaves the scheduler less room to find cheap hours, so the saving is smaller. The tariff works best when you plug in with time to spare.
Does the whole house get the cheap rate?
No. Only electricity drawn during scheduled charging slots is billed at the off-peak rate. Everything else follows the standard bands.