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UK Energy Tariff Guides

A plain-English explainer for every current household tariff from Octopus Energy, EDF, OVO and Outfox the Market — how each one works, fees, contract terms, and who it tends to suit. Checked July 2026.

53 tariffs across 4 suppliers. For live pricing, use the comparison tool.

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Octopus Energy

(17 tariffs) Supplier profile →
Flexible Octopus
Variable

Flexible Octopus is the standard variable tariff offered by Octopus Energy. It is for households that want freedom to move tariff without being tied …

Octopus 12 Month Fixed
Fixed (12 month)

The Octopus 12 Month Fixed tariff is designed for households that want their electricity and gas prices protected from market changes for one year. I…

Octopus 12 Month Fixed Low Standing Charge
Fixed / Trial

The Octopus Low Standing Charge tariff is a limited trial for households that dislike paying a daily charge before using any energy. It reduces the a…

Octopus Tracker
Variable (daily)

Octopus Tracker is a smart tariff whose electricity and gas unit rates change every day. Instead, Tracker uses published wholesale market prices and …

Agile Octopus
Smart / Half-hourly

Agile Octopus is an electricity tariff with a different unit price for every thirty minute period. Instead of paying one rate all day, customers see …

Intelligent Octopus Go
Smart EV

Intelligent Octopus Go is an electricity tariff for drivers who charge an electric vehicle at home. It combines a six hour overnight rate for the who…

Octopus Go
EV Tariff (fixed)

Octopus Go is an electricity tariff created for people who charge an electric vehicle at home. It offers a lower rate for five hours every night, whi…

Octopus Power Pack
Export / Zero-rate

Octopus Power Pack is a vehicle to grid tariff for electric car drivers whose vehicle and charger can send electricity back to the network. It sits b…

Cosy Octopus
Time of Use (heat pump)

Cosy Octopus is an electricity tariff designed for homes using a heat pump, electric boiler or electric radiators. It offers three cheaper periods ea…

Snug Octopus
Time of Use (storage heaters)

Snug Octopus is a smart electricity tariff designed for homes with traditional storage heaters. It gives customers six hours of cheaper electricity o…

Octopus Flux
Solar + Battery

Octopus Flux is a combined import and export electricity tariff for homes with solar panels and battery storage. It offers cheaper overnight electric…

Intelligent Octopus Flux
Solar + Battery

Intelligent Octopus Flux is an import and export tariff for homes with solar panels and battery storage. Octopus controls the battery, charging it wh…

Outgoing Octopus
Export (flat)

Outgoing Octopus is a smart export tariff that pays households for electricity sent to the grid from solar panels or another eligible renewable syste…

Prime Outgoing Octopus
Export (time of use, fixed)

Prime Outgoing Octopus is a smart export tariff for households that can move a large share of their electricity export into the early evening. It pay…

Agile Outgoing Octopus
Export (half-hourly)

Agile Outgoing Octopus is a smart export tariff that pays a different rate for electricity exported during every thirty minute period of the day. Ins…

Octopus Smart Export Guarantee
Export (SEG)

The Octopus Smart Export Guarantee tariff pays households and other eligible generators for renewable electricity exported to the grid. It is primari…

Intelligent Drive Pack
EV / Smart charging

Intelligent Drive Pack is an electric vehicle charging subscription from Octopus Energy. Instead of paying for each unit used during approved vehicle…

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EDF Energy

(14 tariffs) Supplier profile →
EDF Standard Variable
Variable

EDF Standard Variable is the company's conventional price capped energy tariff. Its electricity and gas prices can change every three months when Ofg…

EDF Simply Tracker
Fixed term, cap-linked

EDF Simply Tracker is a fixed term energy tariff whose prices move in line with the Ofgem energy price cap. It offers the same general unit price str…

EDF Simply Fixed
Fixed (term varies)

EDF Simply Fixed is a conventional fixed price energy tariff for households that want protection from changes in electricity and gas prices. The unit…

EDF FreePhase Dynamic
Smart / 3-rate

EDF FreePhase Dynamic is a smart electricity tariff with three different prices during each day. The rates are linked to the day ahead wholesale elec…

EDF FreePhase Static
Smart / 3-rate (fixed)

EDF FreePhase Static is a fixed time of use electricity tariff with three prices during each day. It provides a lower green rate overnight, an amber …

EDF FreePhase Low Standing Charge Trial
Trial discount

EDF's FreePhase Low Standing Charge Trial is a one year scheme for lower energy users who want to reduce the fixed daily cost of having electricity a…

EDF GoElectric
EV Tariff (fixed)

EDF GoElectric is a fixed electricity tariff designed for households that charge an electric vehicle at home. It provides seven hours of cheaper elec…

EDF Pod Point Plug and Power
EV Tariff + charger

EDF Pod Point Plug and Power combines a two year fixed electricity tariff with the purchase and installation of a Pod Solo 3S electric vehicle charge…

EDF Heat Pump Tracker
Time of use (heat pump)

EDF Heat Pump Tracker is a time based electricity tariff created for homes with heat pumps. It offers two discounted periods each day, allowing house…

EDF Empower Fixed Exclusive 12m
Fixed (12 month)

EDF Empower Fixed Exclusive 12m is a specialist electricity import tariff for households purchasing solar panels, battery storage, or both through ED…

EDF Empower Fixed
Fixed

EDF Empower Fixed is a specialist electricity import tariff for households that already have solar panels, home battery storage, or both. It provides…

EDF Export Exclusive 12m V3
Export

EDF Export Exclusive 12m V3 is a Smart Export Guarantee tariff that pays eligible households for electricity sent from their solar installation to th…

EDF Export 12m
Export

EDF Export 12m is a Smart Export Guarantee tariff that pays households for eligible renewable electricity sent to the public grid. The current rate i…

EDF SEG Export Variable Value
Export (SEG)

EDF SEG Export Variable Value is a variable export tariff for households and eligible generators that buy their imported electricity from EDF. The ta…

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Ovo Energy

(12 tariffs) Supplier profile →
OVO Simpler Energy
Variable

OVO Simpler Energy is the supplier's standard variable tariff for household electricity and gas. It has no fixed contract period, no early exit fee a…

OVO 1 Year Fixed
Fixed (12 month)

OVO 1 Year Fixed is a conventional fixed-rate household energy tariff. It fixes the customer's electricity and gas unit rates and daily standing char…

OVO 1 Year Fixed Plus Boiler Cover
Fixed + bundle

OVO 1 Year Fixed Plus Boiler Cover combines a twelve-month fixed energy tariff with a separate boiler and home-heating insurance policy. The current …

OVO 1 Year Fixed Plus Greener Electricity
Fixed + green upgrade

2026 OVO 1 Year Fixed Plus Greener Electricity combines a twelve-month fixed energy tariff with OVO's renewable electricity upgrade. The plan fixes t…

OVO 2 Year Fixed
Fixed (24 month)

OVO 2 Year Fixed is a household electricity and gas tariff that fixes the customer's unit rates and daily standing charges for 24 months. It is OVO's…

OVO Charge Anytime Pay As You Go
EV Tariff

OVO Charge Anytime Pay As You Go is a smart electric vehicle charging add-on that reduces qualifying home EV charging to 14 pence per kilowatt hour. …

OVO Charge Anytime Standard Monthly Plan
EV Tariff (subscription)

OVO Charge Anytime Standard is a monthly electric vehicle charging package that combines a home smart-charging allowance, public-charging credit and …

OVO Charge Anytime Premium Monthly Plan
EV Tariff (subscription)

OVO Charge Anytime Premium is a monthly electric vehicle charging package combining managed home charging, public charging credit, charger insurance …

OVO Charge Anytime Standard Plus Monthly Plan
EV Tariff (subscription)

2026 OVO Charge Anytime Standard Plus is a monthly electric vehicle charging package designed for households with high annual mileage or more than on…

OVO Charge Anytime Premium Plus Monthly Plan
EV Tariff (subscription)

OVO Charge Anytime Premium Plus is the largest of OVO's current monthly electric vehicle charging packages. It costs £79.50 a month including VAT and…

OVO Smart Export Guarantee
Export

OVO's standard Smart Export Guarantee tariff pays customers for eligible renewable electricity exported from their property to the public grid. The c…

OVO SEG Install Exclusive
Export (exclusive)

OVO SEG Install Exclusive is the supplier's highest-paying domestic Smart Export Guarantee tariff. It currently pays 20 pence per kilowatt hour where…

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Outfox the Market

(10 tariffs) Supplier profile →
Fox Standard Variable
Variable

Fox Standard is Outfox Energy's default variable household energy tariff. It is available in dual-fuel, electricity-only and gas-only forms, with sep…

Fox Paper Standard
Variable (paper billing)

Outfox Energy Fox Paper Standard is a variable household energy tariff intended primarily for customers who pay after receiving an energy bill rather…

Fox PAYG Standard
Variable / Prepayment

Outfox Energy Fox PAYG Standard is the supplier's variable tariff for households using a prepayment or pay-as-you-go meter. Instead of receiving a mo…

Outfox Price Cap Tracker 12M Dual
Tracker (fixed term)

Outfox the Price Cap Tracker 12M Dual is a twelve-month dual-fuel tariff whose electricity and gas prices follow the Ofgem energy price cap. Outfox c…

Fix'd Dual 12M
Fixed (12 month)

Outfox Energy Fix'd Dual 12M is a twelve-month fixed-price tariff for households that want the same supplier to provide both electricity and gas. The…

Fix'd Dual 24M
Fixed (24 month)

Outfox Energy Fix'd Dual 24M is a two-year fixed tariff for households that want Outfox to supply both their electricity and mains gas. The current t…

Fix'd Dual Family Advantage+
Fixed (alternative structure)

2026 Outfox Energy Fix'd Dual Family Advantage+ is a twelve-month fixed dual-fuel tariff with a pricing structure designed differently from the suppl…

Fix'd Electricity-Only
Fixed (electricity only)

Outfox Energy offers fixed electricity-only tariffs for households that do not want the company to supply their gas. The current July 2026 tariff rec…

My EV
Fixed time-of-use (EV)

Outfox Energy My EV is a smart time-of-use tariff designed for households that charge an electric vehicle at home. It provides a discounted electrici…

Outfox Export
Export

Outfox Export is Outfox Energy's Smart Export Guarantee tariff for domestic customers who generate renewable electricity and send surplus power to th…

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