Octopus energy seg tariff

Smart Export Guarantee | A complete guide

Octopus offers the best Smart Export Guarantee rate, paying around 27p for every kWh of renewable electricity, on average. This variable tariff, called Intelligent Octopus Flux, allows customers with a GivEnergy Solar battery to

Smart Export Guarantee (SEG)

SEG is a scheme legislated by the Government for energy suppliers to pay consumers for the electricity they export to the grid. SEG came into force on 1 January 2020. What types installations are eligible for SEG?

Octopus Flux: is it worth it? [UK, 2025]

Here''s how Octopus Flux works with your solar & battery system, how much you can earn, and whether it''s the best tariff for your home. What kind of home do you live in? A solar export tariff is a great way to earn extra money

What are the best SEG rates? | All 32 tariffs

Signing up for Octopus''s tariff, which pays 15p per kWh, lets you also use Cosy Octopus as your import tariff. This tariff comes with three off-peak periods – from 4am to 7am, 1pm to 4pm, and 10pm to 12am – which are all

Smart Export Guarantee explained

Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariffs aren''t available in Northern Ireland. Specific energy suppliers may have their own export tariffs, and regulated energy suppliers have to provide export terms to relevant microgenerators.

Panel Power

Panel Power is a smart export tariff and successor to the feed-in-tariff - perfect for businesses with solar. It serves as a combined import and export tariff, set at 12p/kWh for every unit of electricity exported back to the grid. How

Intelligent Octopus Go: is it worth it? [2025]

The Octopus tariff is one of several – including Intelligent Octopus Flux and Agile Octopus – that incentivises customers to change their energy habits by generating electricity, storing it, and shifting when they use it.

Intelligent Octopus Flux: explained [2025]

What is Intelligent Octopus Flux? Intelligent Octopus Flux is a smart import and export tariff with peak and off-peak periods that''s available to households with solar panels and an eligible battery. Its import and export

Cosy Octopus: explained [2025]

What is Cosy Octopus? Cosy Octopus is an import tariff with off-peak and peak periods that''s available to any households with an air or ground source heat pump and a smart meter. The tariff offers three off-peak periods,

Octopus energy seg tariff [PDF]

13 FAQs about [Octopus energy seg tariff]

What was the FiT (Feed-in Tariffs) scheme

The FiT scheme was a government programme that closed to new entrants from 31st March 2019. It was designed to promote the uptake of renewable gene...

What is the SEG (Smart Export Guarantee) scheme

To replace the FiT scheme, the government launched the SEG scheme in January 2020. SEG is a scheme whereby suppliers purchase your exported electri...

What is the OutgoingOctopus tariff?

Outgoing Octopus and Panel Power are two completely different products. Panel Power is explicitly for businesses and Outgoing Octopus for domestic...

How does Panel Power stand out?

In 2020 we launched Panel Power . Thanks to Panel Power, businesses are not only able to export their surplus energy back onto the grid, but are al...

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Check for your Octopus Account. Because Panel Power requires you to have both import and export supplied by Octopus, the first step in the sign up...

How long does it take to get onto the Panel Power tariff, and what's involved?

It's hard to quantify how long it will take. As the first supplier to offer a smart export tariff, we know there’s quite a few things to iron out b...

What do I need to sign up?

In order to onboard onto Panel Power, firstly we require that you switch to Octopus Energy for your import tariff. Panel Power is a combined import...

I'm in the process of installing solar PV, can I get a Panel Power quote?

Panel Power export rate is 15p/kWh. In order for us to process your request we would need your MCS certificate and confirmation from the DNO that t...

I already have solar, is Panel Power suitable for me too?

Absolutely! Panel Power isn't reserved just for new installations. If you have an existing solar PV installation and are interested in having your...

Is it still worth installing solar panels in the UK?

It's still worth installing solar panels in the UK, as they'll cut 70% off your electricity bills, on average. This means you'll typically break ev...

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