https://quanglewangle.com/categories/tech/ Recent content in Tech on quanglewangle Hugo -- gohugo.io en yourname@example.com (Peter Wilkinson) yourname@example.com (Peter Wilkinson) (c) 2024 Copyright quanglewangle.com Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0100 https://quanglewangle.com/2026/06/27/2026-06-27-home-auto/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0100yourname@example.com (Peter Wilkinson) https://quanglewangle.com/2026/06/27/2026-06-27-home-auto/ Agile Home: Automating Appliances Around Octopus Agile Pricing Background Octopus Agile is a half-hourly electricity tariff where prices vary based on wholesale market conditions. Rates can range from negative (Octopus literally pays you to use electricity) to over 60p/kWh during peak demand. The average is around 15–25p, but the spread is wide enough to make smart scheduling genuinely worthwhile.