Agile Outgoing vs. Outgoing Fixed
Agile Outgoing (AGILE-OUTGOING-19-05-13) pays you a different price for every half-hour of electricity you export, linked to the same day-ahead wholesale prices as Agile import. Outgoing Fixed pays a flat 15p/kWh whenever you export.
Export prices follow demand: they are lowest when solar floods the grid around midday, and highest in the 4–7pm evening peak. If you have a home battery, charge it from solar (or cheap overnight Agile import) and discharge it in the evening peak — the comparison above shows exactly how much more that earns than Outgoing Fixed today.
Who should choose Agile Outgoing?
- Solar + battery homes that can time exports into the evening peak.
- Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) EV owners.
- Large solar arrays where summer evening exports are significant.
Agile Outgoing export FAQ
Is Octopus Agile Outgoing better than Outgoing Fixed?
It depends on when you export. Agile Outgoing pays a different rate every half-hour, often well above 15p/kWh in the 4–7pm evening peak but much lower around sunny middays. Households with a battery that can export in the evening usually earn more on Agile Outgoing; solar-only homes exporting mostly at midday often do better on Outgoing Fixed.
Do Agile Outgoing export rates include VAT?
No. Export payments are not subject to VAT, so the inc. VAT and exc. VAT values from the Octopus API are identical.
When are tomorrow’s Agile Outgoing rates published?
At the same time as Agile import rates — between 4:00 PM and 4:30 PM UK time each day.
What is the Agile Outgoing product code?
The long-running Agile Outgoing product is AGILE-OUTGOING-19-05-13; tariff codes take the form E-1R-AGILE-OUTGOING-19-05-13-{region letter}.
Octopus Agile prices in every UK region
- A Eastern England Norwich, Ipswich, Cambridge
- B East Midlands Nottingham, Leicester, Derby
- C London Greater London, Central London, Westminster
- D Merseyside & Northern Wales Liverpool, Chester, Wrexham
- E West Midlands Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton
- F North Eastern England Newcastle, Sunderland, Middlesbrough
- G North Western England Manchester, Preston, Blackpool
- H Southern England Southampton, Portsmouth, Reading
- J South Eastern England Brighton, Canterbury, Guildford
- K Southern Wales Cardiff, Swansea, Newport
- L South Western England Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth
- M Yorkshire Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford
- N Southern Scotland Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling
- P Northern Scotland Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness