Octopus Agile prices in North West England
Today's and tomorrow's half-hourly Agile prices in North West England (region G), a 14-day forecast, and the cheapest times to use or export electricity. Covers Manchester, Preston, Lancaster, Blackpool, Carlisle and the surrounding area.
cheapest(dishwasher, 2h) // today and tomorrow
Tomorrow
13:30 to 15:30
avg 13.09 p/kWh published
- now
- 49.97p
- lowest by tomorrow
- 12.20p
- tomorrow at 14:00
- worth_waiting?
- --
prices // p/kWh inc VAT
- published
- forecast
- likely range
- your window
view as table
windows // cheapest first
- 0113:30-15:30Tomorrow13.09ppeak 13.74published
- 0211:30-13:30Tomorrow13.79ppeak 14.62published
- 0304:00-06:00Tomorrow16.80ppeak 17.30published
- 0423:00-01:00Today17.88ppeak 19.66published
- 0502:00-04:00Tomorrow18.79ppeak 19.76published
- 0609:30-11:30Tomorrow20.29ppeak 24.29published
export // agile outgoing, best first
- 0117:00-19:00Today26.10plow 25.87published
- 0217:00-19:00Tomorrow23.22plow 21.27published
- 0319:00-21:00Today18.00plow 16.27published
- 0419:00-21:00Tomorrow17.54plow 16.84published
- 0507:30-09:30Tomorrow15.61plow 14.89published
model // average miss
Every run, the model is retrained and then tested on the last 14 days of real Agile prices it hasn't seen, using the weather forecasts that were available 3 days before. That is how far off a typical forecast is. The likely range gets wider further ahead. How it works
- avg_miss.import
- 5.3p
- avg_miss.export
- 2.4p
- run
- today 17:10
- published_to
- tomorrow 23:00
days // the next 14 days at a glance
| day | lowest | at | avg | highest | prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 12 Oct | 14.40p | 23:30 | 31.56p | 50.71p | published |
| Tuesday 13 Oct | 12.20p | 14:00 | 23.58p | 47.02p | part forecast |
| Wednesday 14 Oct | 8.80p | 12:00 | 21.26p | 43.23p | forecast |
| Thursday 15 Oct | 15.82p | 03:00 | 25.64p | 51.80p | forecast |
| Friday 16 Oct | 11.91p | 15:00 | 27.51p | 49.89p | forecast |
| Saturday 17 Oct | 10.07p | 13:00 | 23.27p | 49.24p | forecast |
| Sunday 18 Oct | 20.23p | 13:00 | 27.28p | 50.76p | forecast |
| Monday 19 Oct | 20.57p | 14:00 | 30.68p | 53.97p | forecast |
| Tuesday 20 Oct | 27.04p | 14:00 | 34.28p | 56.01p | forecast |
| Wednesday 21 Oct | 29.16p | 03:00 | 35.94p | 56.54p | forecast |
| Thursday 22 Oct | 29.20p | 03:00 | 36.29p | 56.75p | forecast |
| Friday 23 Oct | 29.26p | 03:00 | 36.34p | 56.70p | forecast |
| Saturday 24 Oct | 23.17p | 03:00 | 29.94p | 51.89p | forecast |
| Sunday 25 Oct | 22.24p | 12:00 | 29.21p | 52.67p | forecast |
| Monday 26 Oct | 29.58p | 03:00 | 36.10p | 57.02p | forecast |
Snapshot from Monday, 12 October 2026 at 17:10. Tomorrow's prices are published. The live numbers above update on their own.
faq // Octopus Agile questions
What is Octopus Agile?
Agile Octopus is an electricity tariff where the price changes every half-hour, based on wholesale prices. Octopus publishes the next day's prices each afternoon. Prices are often lowest overnight and when it is windy, and highest between 4pm and 7pm.
When are tomorrow's Agile prices published?
Octopus usually publishes the next day's Agile prices at around 4pm UK time. Halfhour checks the Octopus API every 15 minutes, so the new prices appear here as soon as they are out.
How far ahead can you forecast Agile prices?
Halfhour forecasts 14 days ahead. Beyond the published prices, a model trained on recent Agile prices and weather forecasts (wind, temperature and sunshine) estimates each half-hour, with a likely range that widens further out.
How accurate is the Agile price forecast?
In the latest test, forecasts made with weather forecasts from 3 days earlier missed the real Agile price by an average of 5.3p/kWh in North West England. That is about 30% better than using the average price for that time of day. It is re-tested every time the forecast runs.
Can Agile prices go negative?
Yes. When there is more power than demand, usually on windy nights or sunny weekend afternoons, Agile prices can drop below zero and you are paid to use electricity.
What is the most Agile can cost?
Octopus caps Agile import prices at 100p/kWh including VAT.
What is Agile Outgoing?
Agile Outgoing is Octopus's export tariff for solar panels and home batteries. It also pays a different price every half-hour, usually highest in the 4pm to 7pm peak.
Which version of Agile am I on?
Most people who joined Agile from late 2022 onwards are on a version with exactly the same prices as the current one, and that is what this page shows by default. If you joined in 2018 to early 2022, you may still be on the original version, which caps every half-hour at 33.33p/kWh before VAT. Your Octopus account shows the tariff name. Pick "Agile 2018" in the tariff setting above to see your actual prices; the cheap times are the same either way.
Which region am I in?
Agile prices differ slightly between the 14 GB electricity regions. Your region is shown on your Octopus bill as a letter from A to P, or you can pick the area you live in from the list on this page.