Cheapest time to run a heat pump in South East England
The cheapest times to heat hot water and run the heating on Octopus Agile in South East England, for this time of year.
The time to set on the cylinder's timer - about a 1-hour reheat to 50°C.
weekdays
Averages 8.6p across the day - and it's ready by 07:00.
weekends
Averages 6.8p across the day.
Heating
Cost of each kWh of heat, by hour.
Cheapest 13:00 (4.0p) · dearest 18:00 (10.6p)
Cheapest 13:00 (2.2p) · dearest 18:00 (9.3p)
Typical efficiency (COP) here this time of year: 4.0 to 4.6 for heating, at 12–16°C outside.
How this works
Each hour is priced from South East England's Agile prices and adjusted for how efficiently a heat pump runs at that hour's typical temperature, using this time of year's prices and weather. It's a guide to a typical day, not a forecast.
Agile prices from the Octopus Energy API; weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Renewably isn't affiliated with either.