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
Tuesday 20 Oct 2026 · half-hourly prices
Merseyside and Northern Wales
- Price for each half-hour
- Negative price (you’re paid to use power)
Stats for Tuesday 20 Oct 2026
27.2p
Cheapest half-hour 11.30pm – 12am
55.8p
Dearest half-hour 6.30pm – 7pm
0 hours
Negative prices none on 20 Oct 2026
31.0p avg
Cheapest 3 hours 2am – 5am
36.6p
Average price on 20 Oct 2026
Show as a table
| Time | Price |
|---|---|
| 12am – 12.30am | 31.6p |
| 12.30am – 1am | 31.5p |
| 1am – 1.30am | 30.6p |
| 1.30am – 2am | 31.6p |
| 2am – 2.30am | 31.3p |
| 2.30am – 3am | 31.0p |
| 3am – 3.30am | 31.2p |
| 3.30am – 4am | 31.1p |
| 4am – 4.30am | 31.2p |
| 4.30am – 5am | 30.4p |
| 5am – 5.30am | 31.5p |
| 5.30am – 6am | 30.9p |
| 6am – 6.30am | 34.1p |
| 6.30am – 7am | 35.9p |
| 7am – 7.30am | 36.2p |
| 7.30am – 8am | 39.8p |
| 8am – 8.30am | 38.5p |
| 8.30am – 9am | 37.0p |
| 9am – 9.30am | 36.4p |
| 9.30am – 10am | 36.4p |
| 10am – 10.30am | 35.1p |
| 10.30am – 11am | 34.4p |
| 11am – 11.30am | 34.6p |
| 11.30am – 12pm | 34.2p |
| 12pm – 12.30pm | 33.3p |
| 12.30pm – 1pm | 33.5p |
| 1pm – 1.30pm | 34.4p |
| 1.30pm – 2pm | 34.0p |
| 2pm – 2.30pm | 32.8p |
| 2.30pm – 3pm | 31.9p |
| 3pm – 3.30pm | 35.4p |
| 3.30pm – 4pm | 37.3p |
| 4pm – 4.30pm | 53.9p |
| 4.30pm – 5pm | 55.2p |
| 5pm – 5.30pm | 54.9p |
| 5.30pm – 6pm | 55.5p |
| 6pm – 6.30pm | 55.5p |
| 6.30pm – 7pm | 55.8p |
| 7pm – 7.30pm | 42.2p |
| 7.30pm – 8pm | 42.1p |
| 8pm – 8.30pm | 37.0p |
| 8.30pm – 9pm | 36.2p |
| 9pm – 9.30pm | 36.4p |
| 9.30pm – 10pm | 34.8p |
| 10pm – 10.30pm | 33.6p |
| 10.30pm – 11pm | 30.6p |
| 11pm – 11.30pm | 27.9p |
| 11.30pm – 12am | 27.2p |
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