Managed import and export tariff
Intelligent Octopus Flux pairs a solar-and-battery tariff with supplier-controlled charging and export. Current enrolment information needs particular care before planning a switch.
Active but restricted · confirm with OctopusOctopus no longer displays the previously recorded temporary-unavailability notice and now presents an eligibility checker. However, the page says both that compatible solar and battery equipment need not have been installed by Octopus and that the tariff is currently exclusive to customers who bought both from Octopus. Treat access as active but restricted and obtain direct confirmation before planning a switch.
Octopus schedules a compatible battery's charging and export, including a peak period from 16:00 to 19:00. Solar, a supported battery and an appropriate metering/export arrangement are part of the eligibility checks.
Standard Octopus Flux has time-of-use prices but leaves battery scheduling to the homeowner. Charge Pack is another separate product with its own eligible tariffs and control rules. Compare the control arrangement as carefully as the prices.
Ask for the current eligibility decision and the actual rates for your property. Check how a household reserve is handled and how existing battery controls should be disconnected. Assess a full year of likely use, including winter imports, rather than relying on a summer export example.
Reviewed 25/09/2026. Availability, pricing and model support can change; confirm the current terms before connecting your system.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Possibly, but confirm directly with Octopus. Its public page currently conflicts over whether qualifying equipment must have been purchased from Octopus.
No. Standard Flux and Intelligent Octopus Flux have different control arrangements; check the precise product name.
Use the compatibility checker, then confirm your exact model and any existing controller with the provider.
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