Octopus Flux vs Agile for solar and battery homes
Compare Octopus Flux and Agile for solar and battery homes, focusing on the difference between explicit export windows and broader half-hourly volatility.
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Use this comparison to narrow the shortlist, then verify the live tariff terms.
Does the home benefit more from formal import/export windows, or from the wider opportunity and risk of half-hourly pricing?
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Where Octopus Flux wins
- Homes that value explicit export windows and clearer daily charge-discharge structure.
- Users looking for a more disciplined export-first battery strategy.
- Properties where premium export periods are central to the economics.
Where Octopus Agile wins
- Homes that can exploit large intraday swings and occasional plunge pricing.
- Users who want broader automation upside from half-hourly volatility.
- Battery homes able to adapt quickly around changing prices without depending on fixed windows.
What both tariffs can still get wrong
Practical verdict
- Choose Flux when export windows are important and the household prefers structured battery behaviour.
- Choose Agile when the home has enough flexibility to benefit from broader half-hourly variation.
- Before switching, verify whether your home earns more from explicit export windows or from flexible intraday battery control.
Read the full tariff playbooks
These supporting pages explain each tariff in more detail, but the comparison page is where the commercial decision gets clearer.
Octopus Flux battery strategy
Octopus Flux only works well when battery charging, reserve and export behaviour are coordinated properly, because export value is only part of the economics.
Octopus Agile automation
Octopus Agile changes import price every half hour. The real question for battery, EV and heat-pump homes is whether the house can respond to those price signals without creating new conflicts.
Related whole-home problems
These use-case pages connect the tariff choice to the actual household behaviour that usually causes the decision in the first place.
Solar and battery optimisation for smart tariffs
This is the core 1app.energy use case: understanding whether solar, battery reserve and tariff timing are working together or fighting each other.
Solar, battery and EV charging in one app
This is one of the strongest SaaS acquisition pages because the value proposition is simple: stop managing three overlapping energy systems in three different tools.
Whole-home conflict detection for modern energy homes
The more flexible devices a home has, the more valuable it becomes to detect conflicts between them before they show up as cost, lost solar or poor comfort.
Smart controls to compare alongside the tariffs
The tariff choice and the battery strategy usually need to be decided together, not in isolation.
Autopilot
The best starting mode for most homes. Autopilot decides when to charge, hold, or export by balancing tariff value, home coverage, refill confidence, and your protected minimum battery SoC. Choose Balanced for a calmer default or Aggressive for stronger value seeking.
Home First
A simpler home-first mode. It prioritises running the home from your own solar and battery first, minimises grid dependence, and avoids optimiser-led battery export.
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