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Cheapest time to use the oven on Agile

An hour of electric cooking, including the heat-up.

The default is 1.5 kWh. Fan ovens and air fryers are usually lower. The 4–7pm peak is called out on the region page because that is when cooking often collides with the expensive half-hours.

Cheapest published 1h block by region
RegionWindowAverageExample cost
Eastern England04:30–05:3032.96p£0.49
East Midlands04:30–05:3031.23p£0.47
London04:30–05:3031.23p£0.47
Merseyside and North Wales04:30–05:3034.69p£0.52
West Midlands04:30–05:3032.96p£0.49
North East England04:30–05:3032.96p£0.49
North West England04:30–05:3032.96p£0.49
Southern England04:30–05:3032.96p£0.49
South East England04:30–05:3034.69p£0.52
South Wales04:30–05:3034.69p£0.52
South West England04:30–05:3036.41p£0.55
Yorkshire04:30–05:3031.23p£0.47
Southern Scotland04:30–05:3032.96p£0.49
Northern Scotland04:30–05:3038.15p£0.57

Example cost uses 1.5 kWh. 0.0150 pounds per 1p/kWh. Adjust it on the plan page.

How many kWh does the oven example use?

1.5 kWh over 1 hours. An hour of electric oven cooking, including heat-up. Fan ovens and air fryers usually use less.

Are these tomorrow’s prices?

They are the cheapest block inside the prices Octopus has published, which may include tomorrow after about 4pm UK time. Missing hours are left blank.

Does this include the standing charge?

No. The cost is unit rate times kWh only.