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Originally Posted by Taf
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That article is also being more scary than it needs to be.
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Its 'Agile' service charges anything from less than 3p per kilowatt hour (kWh) during the night to £1 per kWh in the evening, when people are most likely to use power.
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Agile can go negative, so you're being paid to use electricity.
Technically, the "cap" is £1 per kWh, but it has never reached that figure in its entire history.
The worst period was September 2022 (& December 2022) when it reached 78p on some days.
In 2024 the worst day appears to have actually been last week (14th Oct) when for 90 minutes it was over 60p per kWh.
Higher rates are normally in the 4pm-7pm peak time, as they add a fixed charge to the normal rate, generally about 12p-14p extra.