How to Do Battery Arbitrage in Scotland

Install an arbitrage-compatible battery such as Duracell Dura5 or GivEnergy AIO. Scottish Energy Efficiency installs both. Call 0141 230 0198 for a free survey.

Sign up for Octopus Agile (or Intelligent Flux for automated charging). This gives you access to half-hourly variable rates throughout the day.

Log in to GivEnergy Cloud app and connect your Agile tariff. Enable automatic Agile-linked charging. This takes approximately 20 minutes.

View today's 48 half-hourly price slots at bestsegrates.com/agile-live or the Octopus app. Identify the cheapest 2-hour charging window.

Configure your battery to charge during the 2 cheapest consecutive hours. For manual control, set this in the GivEnergy or Solis app the evening before.

The most expensive slots are typically 16:00–19:00 in winter. This is when your battery should be discharging — either powering your home or exporting at peak SEG rates.

Configure battery discharge to coincide with the peak window. Automated systems (GivEnergy Cloud + Agile) do this automatically once connected.

Check the GivEnergy app daily to see charge/discharge cycles, grid import cost, and export income. Compare to the daily spread calculator at batteryarbitrage.co.uk.

Review monthly profit vs estimated. In summer, smaller spreads mean fewer arbitrage opportunities — prioritise solar self-consumption. In winter, larger spreads maximise arbitrage.