Is Octopus Flux still available in 2026?

Yes. As of 10 October 2026, Octopus Flux import and export and Intelligent Octopus Flux import appear in Octopus's list of currently available products, and Octopus's Flux page explains how to sign up. Check eligibility with Octopus.

What other export tariffs does Octopus offer?

Octopus's current product list includes Outgoing Octopus, Agile Outgoing Octopus and Prime Outgoing Octopus as export tariffs, alongside Flux. Rates and eligibility change, so check the current terms with Octopus.

Should I switch supplier to get a better export rate?

Under the Smart Export Guarantee, your export tariff does not have to be with the same supplier as your import tariff. Compare the export rate against any change in import rates, standing charge and other conditions before switching.

Does a home battery still pay back without a high export rate?

A home battery earns its return by shifting cheap overnight import (9.4p per kWh on Octopus Go) into daytime use at 35.3p to 39.3p per kWh (Octopus Go 12M Fixed, checked 15 October 2026). That does not depend on any export tariff. On our own 5 kWh Habo Energy EcoFlow STREAM battery on Octopus Go it is worth up to about £450 to £530 a year, best case with a full daily cycle. Any export income from paired solar sits on top of that.

Octopus Flux in 2026: Still Available, Plus Export Options for Battery Owners

The short answer

Octopus Flux is available. As of 10 October 2026, Octopus Flux import and export and Intelligent Octopus Flux import appear in the Octopus product list of currently available products, and Octopus's Flux page explains how to sign up. Octopus also lists Outgoing Octopus, Agile Outgoing Octopus and Prime Outgoing Octopus as export tariffs. Whatever you choose for export, a home battery's main saving comes from cheap overnight import: a 5 kWh battery on Octopus Go saves up to about £450 to £530 a year in the best case (see how we worked it out), with no export tariff needed.

What Flux is

Octopus Flux is Octopus's tariff for homes with solar panels and a battery. It prices import and export together by time of day, so it can reward you for exporting stored energy at busier times. Octopus's page says you need a smart meter providing half-hourly readings, a solar system and home battery, and to already be on an import and export tariff, both with Octopus Energy. Check the current rates for your region with Octopus before you switch.

Other Octopus export tariffs

As of 10 October 2026, the Octopus product list also includes these export tariffs:

Outgoing Octopus, a standard export tariff.
Agile Outgoing Octopus, which pays a half-hourly rate.
Prime Outgoing Octopus.

Rates and eligibility change, so check the current terms with Octopus.

Export with a different supplier

Under the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG), which pays small-scale low-carbon generators such as solar, your SEG licensee does not need to be the same company as your current energy supplier (Ofgem). So a household with solar and a battery on Octopus Go for cheap overnight import can register a separate SEG tariff elsewhere for export payments.

Shop around, and read the terms. Ofgem says the details of SEG payments, including the amount and contract length, are set by the SEG licensee you choose. Look at what the total annual cost will be, not just what the export line pays.

Where the battery earns its keep

A home battery on a smart tariff makes money three ways: self-consumption of solar you would otherwise export, arbitrage between cheap overnight import and expensive daytime rates, and (when tariffs pay it) higher-value export to the grid. The first two do not depend on an export tariff at all.

On Octopus Go, our own 5 kWh Habo Energy EcoFlow STREAM battery saves up to about £450 to £530 a year on tariff arbitrage alone, best case with a full daily cycle, so real savings will be lower (see how we worked it out).

What to actually do

If you have solar and a battery, compare Flux with an import tariff such as Octopus Go plus a separate export tariff, using your own usage and export figures. If you do not have solar, export tariffs do not apply and the battery's saving comes from the import tariff alone. Our battery vs solar panels comparison walks through the trade-offs, and the savings calculator lets you plug in your own rates.

Ready to start saving?

Join the Habo Energy waitlist: a simple, electrician-wired 5 kWh EcoFlow STREAM home battery that saves up to about £450 to £530 a year on Octopus Go in the best case, without any solar or export tariff.

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