* Smart tariff 'Octopus Tracker' to allow customers to access wholesale prices
* Product due to go live 1st July, with customers getting day-ahead prices connected to the market
* Tracker tariff designed for those who can shift large amounts of their energy use out of expensive days
'Octopus Tracker' is a fully transparent tariff that passes on wholesale market rates to customers, which means their price for energy can change each day.
Customers will benefit from seeing how the current day's energy price compares to a standard variable tariff (SVT), empowering them to adjust their consumption during peak and off-peak days.
By matching energy consumption with lower-priced periods, customers can significantly reduce their energy bills. Over the last year, an average household on 'Octopus Tracker' would have saved 4% compared to the new price cap of £2,074 also coming into effect on
While customers signing up to the tariff should be prepared for wholesale prices to rise later in the year as demand grows, there is a maximum cap on 'Octopus Tracker' prices at 100p/kWh for electricity and 30p/kWh for gas.
"By creating a transparent tariff that allows customers to access wholesale rates and plan their energy consumption accordingly, we're empowering customers to become actively and directly involved with the energy market, and see how prices rise and fall."
Octopus Tracker is designed for households who are able to shift large amounts of their energy use to avoid any expensive peaks. The product has been closed to sign ups to protect consumers from a period of huge wholesale prices, but has reopened now that prices have been mediated.
Places are limited - customers can register their interest to join the product and will be added to the waiting list, with the product due to open on
Once switching away from Tracker, customers cannot sign up to it again for another nine months.
To learn more about the Octopus Tracker visit https://octopus.energy/smart/tracker/
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