Octopus Solar Export Tariffs: Rates 2026
Checked 10 July 2026: Octopus advertises a 12p/kWh flat Outgoing rate for compatible Octopus import customers and a 4.1p/kWh export-only SEG route that can sit alongside another supplier’s import tariff. It also offers time-banded, dynamic and battery-managed export products whose value depends on when energy is exported.
Octopus export tariff rates
| Route | Rate shown | Public eligibility summary |
|---|---|---|
| Outgoing Octopus | 12p/kWh | Variable flat rate for Octopus customers on a compatible import tariff. |
| Smart Export Guarantee | 4.1p/kWh | Export-only route that Octopus says can be combined with another supplier’s import tariff. |
| Prime Outgoing | 16p from 4pm–7pm; 9p at other times | 12-month two-rate product for customers who can shift export, normally with storage. |
| Agile Outgoing | Changes every half hour | Tracks day-ahead wholesale prices; income can rise or fall with timing. |
| Flux / Intelligent Flux | Time-varying | Import-and-export products designed around a compatible home battery. |
Dynamic and time-of-use tariffs are not collapsed to one number in our downloadable dataset because doing so can hide large timing differences.
Who can get the 12p Outgoing rate?
Octopus says applicants need to be Octopus customers and must use a compatible import tariff. Compatibility matters: an import product can restrict which export tariff can be paired with it. Check the current compatibility page inside the Octopus application journey rather than assuming every smart import tariff qualifies.
When is the 4.1p route relevant?
The 4.1p SEG route is the clearer Octopus option for a household that wants to keep another import supplier. The lower rate can still be useful when the existing import deal saves more than an import switch would gain in export income.
Prime, Agile or Flux?
- Prime Outgoing: compare how much electricity can genuinely be exported between 4pm and 7pm, after home use and battery limits.
- Agile Outgoing: useful only if you accept half-hourly price variation and can respond to it.
- Flux: model the import and export windows together; battery round-trip losses and usable capacity matter.
- Intelligent Flux: confirm that the battery model and control permissions are compatible.
Worked flat-rate examples
| Measured annual export | 12p flat rate | 4.1p SEG |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 kWh | £120 | £41 |
| 2,000 kWh | £240 | £82 |
Prime, Agile and Flux cannot be calculated accurately from annual kWh alone because the export time changes the price.
Application checks
- Eligible renewable generation and suitable certification.
- A smart meter or export meter capable of half-hourly readings.
- An export MPAN, or the information needed for one to be created.
- Proof that you own the installation and are not receiving another export payment for the same units.
- Compatibility between the chosen import and export products.
Choose a route using your own data
Use the export tariff finder for flat-rate eligibility filters, the versioned dataset for source rows and the payback calculator for a conservative whole-house comparison.
Compare supplier-specific guides
- EDF export tariffs
- Octopus export tariffs
- E.ON Next export tariffs
- British Gas export tariffs
- ScottishPower export tariffs
- Good Energy export tariffs
- UK export tariff transparency report
Research context: the UK Solar Export Tariff Transparency Report 2026 shows how headline rates differ from strictly open rates and documents eligibility ties and public-source gaps.