Agile Outgoing Octopus review (August 2026)

Half-hourly export payments that follow uncapped day-ahead wholesale prices.

Updated for August 2026

Tariff snapshot

The important details in one place

Current tariff issue: Agile Outgoing Octopus; AGILE-OUTGOING-19-05-13
Price changes: Every half hour; Normally 48 rates; 46 or 50 when the clocks change
Export rate today: Choose a location; Average of the published export rates for today
Estimated annual earnings: Choose a location; Shown after an electricity region is selected

Key tariff facts

Normally 48 rates; 46 or 50 when the clocks change
Variable-rate tariff
Compatible smart meter required
Electricity tariff
Pays for electricity exported to the grid

Contents

The short answer

Who Agile Outgoing Octopus is most likely to work for

Outgoing pays the wholesale rate for what you export, half hour by half hour. On a still winter evening that is several times what a flat export tariff pays, which is why it rewards anyone who can hold generation back and release it into the peak.

Without a battery you export when the sun shines, which is exactly when everyone else does and prices are lowest. Solar on its own is usually better off on a flat export rate, where the price is lower but certain.

Agile Outgoing Octopus is an export tariff: the figures on this page are payments to you, not costs. It is what Octopus pays for electricity you send back to the grid.

This review covers the half-hourly Agile Outgoing product. It follows uncapped day-ahead wholesale prices, so it pays most when the grid most needs power. The flat Outgoing product has its own review.

In its favour

Export rates that follow the market, and peak well above flat rates
Works with the compatible Octopus import tariffs listed by the supplier
No exit fees
Rewards a battery directly

Against it

Export earnings vary and cannot be budgeted for
Little benefit without storage
Needs an export MPAN and a half-hourly capable meter
Midday export, when solar peaks, pays least

How it works

How Agile Outgoing Octopus sets its prices

Every unit you export is metered and paid at the rate in force for that period. The rate changes every 30 minutes and is published a day ahead like Agile import.

Agile Outgoing rewards exporting at the right time, which in practice means having a battery. Solar alone generates at midday, which is rarely when export pays best.

You must be an Octopus Energy customer, and Octopus permits Outgoing only alongside certain import tariffs. Check the current compatibility list before changing either side.

Things to watch

The main trade-offs

Using your own generation is usually worth more than exporting it, because you avoid paying an import rate that is higher than the export rate.

Without a battery, the half-hourly variant pays whatever the rate happens to be at midday, which is often not the peak.

Export payments are usually smaller than people expect compared with their bill. Treat this as a top-up rather than a replacement for it.

Live tariff data

Agile Outgoing Octopus export rates for your area

Electricity rates and standing charges differ by distribution region. Enter your postcode or choose your electricity region before local figures are shown.

Enter your postcode or choose your electricity region to load the correct local rates. No default region or substitute figures have been used.

Household fit

Who Agile Outgoing Octopus might be good for

The right answer depends on your equipment, routine and tolerance for changing prices—not just how much electricity you use.

Likely to suit

Homes generating more than they use, especially in summer
Exporters who can time output and want day-ahead half-hourly payments
Households with a battery that can hold generation until export pays best

Less likely to suit

Homes that consume nearly all of what they generate
Anyone without an export meter arrangement in place
Solar-only homes expecting Agile Outgoing to beat a flat rate

Before switching

Check the requirements and what will affect the result

What you need

Generation — usually solar — with an export meter arrangement (MPAN) in place
A smart meter capable of recording export on a half-hourly basis
An Octopus Energy account and a compatible Octopus import tariff
Ideally a battery so export can be timed

What drives what you earn

How much you generate beyond what you use yourself, since self-consumption avoids import rather than earning export
Whether you can time export into the better-paid periods
The season — summer generation is far higher, but so is everyone else’s, which affects prices
The half-hourly rate in force when each unit is exported

Match the tariff to your home

Solar, a battery and your import tariff change the answer

Export income is only one side of the decision. Electricity used at home avoids an import purchase, while storing and exporting later loses some energy in the battery.

Solar without a battery

Compare the rate paid when your panels naturally export, usually through the middle of the day. A high evening rate is less useful if you cannot move generation into it.

Solar with a battery

A battery can move export into a valuable band, but the headline spread is not profit. Allow for round-trip losses, degradation and the import cost or self-consumption value of the electricity stored.

Choose import and export together

Check whether the export tariff restricts the import tariff you can hold. Even where it does not, the best export rate can be outweighed by a poor import fit for the same home.

Alternatives

Other smart tariffs from Octopus and EDF to compare

These are other smart-tariff comparisons from the two suppliers, not a claim that every option suits the same household.

The Smart Export Guarantee

SEG is the statutory minimum every large supplier must offer. Outgoing is Octopus’s commercial offer and has generally paid better than a basic SEG rate, but SEG tariffs vary and are worth comparing directly.

Octopus Flux export

Flux export is banded and pairs with a matching Flux import tariff. Agile Outgoing is a separate export product, but Octopus still restricts which import tariffs can sit alongside it.

Review Octopus Flux export

Outgoing Octopus

The flat rate pays the same whenever you export, which suits solar without storage. The half-hourly variant shown here pays more if you can time export, and can pay less if you cannot.

Review Outgoing Octopus

EDF FreePhase Dynamic

EDF’s wholesale-linked alternative publishes three green, amber and red prices each day rather than 48 independent half-hour rates. Compare its bands, daily charge and free-electricity sessions.

Review EDF FreePhase Dynamic

Other Octopus Energy tariff reviews

Browse every other Octopus Energy tariff covered on Energy Review. Availability, eligibility and price structure are explained on each review.

Regional comparison

How prices differ across Great Britain

Agile Outgoing Octopus unit rate and standing charge by region

The average price per unit on 2026-08-10, including VAT. The table also shows the daily standing charge.

Hover a region for its figure, or select one to load its prices.

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Eastern England13.81pStanding charge per day: 0.0pEast Midlands13.28pStanding charge per day: 0.0pLondon13.88pStanding charge per day: 0.0pMerseyside and North Wales14.10pStanding charge per day: 0.0pWest Midlands13.30pStanding charge per day: 0.0pNorth East England13.32pStanding charge per day: 0.0pNorth West England13.80pStanding charge per day: 0.0pSouthern England13.53pStanding charge per day: 0.0pSouth East England13.73pStanding charge per day: 0.0pSouth Wales13.37pStanding charge per day: 0.0pSouth West England13.31pStanding charge per day: 0.0pYorkshire13.41pStanding charge per day: 0.0pSouthern Scotland13.47pStanding charge per day: 0.0pNorthern Scotland13.66pStanding charge per day: 0.0p

13.28p14.10p

Agile Outgoing Octopus unit rate and standing charge by region, by region
Region	Per kWh	Standing charge per day
East Midlands	13.28p	0.0p
West Midlands	13.30p	0.0p
South West England	13.31p	0.0p
North East England	13.32p	0.0p
South Wales	13.37p	0.0p
Yorkshire	13.41p	0.0p
Southern Scotland	13.47p	0.0p
Southern England	13.53p	0.0p
Northern Scotland	13.66p	0.0p
South East England	13.73p	0.0p
North West England	13.80p	0.0p
Eastern England	13.81p	0.0p
London	13.88p	0.0p
Merseyside and North Wales	14.10p	0.0p

Northern Ireland has a separate electricity market and is not covered by these regions.

How to switch

Moving to Agile Outgoing Octopus

1
You need generation — usually solar — with an export meter arrangement (an export MPAN) registered, and a smart meter able to record export half-hourly.
2
You must take import from Octopus and be on one of the import tariffs currently compatible with Outgoing.
3
Request the switch from the online account. Agile Outgoing has no exit fee, but changing the export product does not override its import-tariff compatibility rules.

Frequently asked questions

Are these figures payments or charges?

Payments. This is an export tariff, so the prices shown are what Octopus pays you per kWh exported, not what you are charged.

Do I need a battery for Outgoing Octopus?

Not as a general export requirement, but a battery makes a substantial difference because it lets you export when rates are high rather than whenever the sun happens to be out.

Can I take Agile Outgoing with any import tariff?

No. Octopus requires you to be its customer and says Outgoing can only be paired with certain import tariffs. Check its current compatibility list before switching either side.

Is exporting better than using my own electricity?

Usually not. Import rates are typically higher than export rates, so using your own generation avoids more than exporting it earns. Exporting is what you do with whatever is left over.