Octopus Intelligent Go coordination
Octopus Intelligent Go creates EV-led charging windows, but battery logic, charger behaviour and whole-home demand still need to be interpreted together.
Private beta rollout
Use this page as an operating guide, not a supplier rate card.
Tariff rates, eligibility rules and regional pricing move over time. The useful part of this page is the operating logic: which homes suit the tariff, where conflicts appear, and what you should verify before acting.
Your hardware changes the answer
Battery, EV, solar and heating all interact with the same tariff in different ways, so the home-level pattern matters more than the headline unit rate.
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Key facts to verify
- Octopus's public Intelligent Go page currently shows an 8p/kWh core rate, with day rate varying by region
- Core discounted window is 23:30–05:30, with extra smart charging slots possible outside that window when Octopus schedules them
- The discounted pricing rules depend on your compatible EV or charger setup and Octopus's current terms
- Requires a compatible EV or charger plus the Octopus app workflow
- Battery homes should verify how EV dispatches interact with battery discharge before assuming the tariff is automatically helping the whole house
Facts last checked on 11 March 2026. Rates and eligibility can change by region and over time.
What makes this tariff hard
Intelligent Go optimises around the vehicle, which means the rest of the home can become opaque unless a second layer explains what happened to the battery and broader demand.
Best fit households
What strong control looks like on this tariff
- Bring planned and completed intelligent charging windows into the same operating view as the rest of the home.
- Avoid double-counting EV demand when evaluating whether the battery should export or hold reserve.
- See whether overnight windows are helping the car, the house or neither once the full energy flow is considered.
- Track smart tariff context alongside live power and daily cost reporting in one product.
Where homes usually go wrong
- The EV often gets optimised first, which can create hidden tradeoffs for the battery or heat pump.
- A good EV charging result does not always mean a good whole-home energy result.
- Homes need a neutral reporting layer to see the full picture.
Integrations that fit this tariff
These integration pages explain which devices are most likely to benefit from this tariff’s control and reporting logic.
Solis
Connect Solis hybrid inverters to 1app.energy to see live solar, battery, grid and home demand in one place, then automate battery charge decisions around tariff windows.
myenergi Zappi
Connect your myenergi Zappi charger to see EV charging in context with solar, battery and tariff data instead of guessing whether the car is stealing the cheap window.
Octopus Energy
Connect Octopus tariffs to turn raw device telemetry into cost-aware actions, daily savings reporting and smarter battery decisions.
Related whole-home use cases
Use these pages to move from tariff intent into the actual home-level operational problem.
Smart tariff EV charging without home energy conflicts
When EV charging is cheap, it can still be operationally expensive if it competes with battery reserve, heating demand or export value elsewhere in the property.
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 that usually fit this tariff
These mode pages explain how the battery can behave on this tariff once reserve, export, and whole-home demand are included.
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.
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.
Manual Control
A support-style page for advanced users. Manual Control keeps the automation framework in place but follows your fixed current choices more directly, with safety caps and backend guardrails still applied.
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