I'm just having a look at the Octopus Outgoing Agile smart tariff, following it being (I think) flagged up by @tommy12398.
It pays for export at a rate based on the predicted wholesale rate for the next day.
Here is the detailed FAQ:
https://octopus.energy/blog/outgoing/
The registration process is slightly involved.
According to the FAQ, for people on FITs you keep the FIT generation payments, and only the export element is replaced.
That seems like a good option for someone like me who does not have a divert device or suitable load, especially at current wholesale prices. I am currently on 50% deemed export at a low price.
The alternative to Agile Export is Fixed Export, which pays 7.5p per unit actually exported.
Does anyone have experience or views?
We used to describe "using the grid like a battery". This seems to be "using the grid like a divert device", and getting paid nearly the same as the money saved by diverting the export.
I'm interested in how long the Agile Outgoing tariff has been around - does anyone know?
Ferdinand