Energy was last better‑than‑free: yesterday Next
On the Agile Octopus tariff, customers get paid to use electricity when there’s too much in the grid.
That’s cheaper than Octopus Energy paying to store it.
The price changes every half-hour.
Region
Half-hourly prices
Monday 19 Oct 2026 · half-hourly prices
Merseyside and Northern Wales
- Price for each half-hour
- Negative price (you’re paid to use power)
Stats for Monday 19 Oct 2026
30.2p
Cheapest half-hour 2am – 2.30am
60.6p
Dearest half-hour 5.30pm – 6pm
0 hours
Negative prices none on 19 Oct 2026
30.9p avg
Cheapest 3 hours 12am – 3am
39.3p
Average price on 19 Oct 2026
Show as a table
| Time | Price |
|---|---|
| 12am – 12.30am | 31.3p |
| 12.30am – 1am | 31.6p |
| 1am – 1.30am | 30.6p |
| 1.30am – 2am | 31.2p |
| 2am – 2.30am | 30.2p |
| 2.30am – 3am | 30.8p |
| 3am – 3.30am | 31.9p |
| 3.30am – 4am | 31.9p |
| 4am – 4.30am | 32.6p |
| 4.30am – 5am | 32.1p |
| 5am – 5.30am | 39.4p |
| 5.30am – 6am | 39.3p |
| 6am – 6.30am | 44.2p |
| 6.30am – 7am | 43.2p |
| 7am – 7.30am | 44.4p |
| 7.30am – 8am | 48.3p |
| 8am – 8.30am | 45.3p |
| 8.30am – 9am | 45.2p |
| 9am – 9.30am | 40.7p |
| 9.30am – 10am | 38.9p |
| 10am – 10.30am | 37.5p |
| 10.30am – 11am | 37.2p |
| 11am – 11.30am | 35.4p |
| 11.30am – 12pm | 35.3p |
| 12pm – 12.30pm | 35.8p |
| 12.30pm – 1pm | 35.4p |
| 1pm – 1.30pm | 35.8p |
| 1.30pm – 2pm | 35.9p |
| 2pm – 2.30pm | 35.5p |
| 2.30pm – 3pm | 35.4p |
| 3pm – 3.30pm | 38.1p |
| 3.30pm – 4pm | 39.9p |
| 4pm – 4.30pm | 57.5p |
| 4.30pm – 5pm | 58.5p |
| 5pm – 5.30pm | 59.2p |
| 5.30pm – 6pm | 60.6p |
| 6pm – 6.30pm | 59.0p |
| 6.30pm – 7pm | 57.8p |
| 7pm – 7.30pm | 42.9p |
| 7.30pm – 8pm | 40.1p |
| 8pm – 8.30pm | 35.2p |
| 8.30pm – 9pm | 36.5p |
| 9pm – 9.30pm | 37.2p |
| 9.30pm – 10pm | 35.5p |
| 10pm – 10.30pm | 32.6p |
| 10.30pm – 11pm | 30.4p |
| 11pm – 11.30pm | 32.9p |
| 11.30pm – 12am | 31.1p |
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