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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
Wednesday 28 Oct 2026 · half-hourly prices
Merseyside and Northern Wales
- Price for each half-hour
- Negative price (you’re paid to use power)
Stats for Wednesday 28 Oct 2026
28.7p
Cheapest half-hour 2.30am – 3am
61.5p
Dearest half-hour 4.30pm – 5pm
0 hours
Negative prices none on 28 Oct 2026
29.9p avg
Cheapest 3 hours 1.30am – 4.30am
40.0p
Average price on 28 Oct 2026
Show as a table
| Time | Price |
|---|---|
| 12am – 12.30am | 31.2p |
| 12.30am – 1am | 33.9p |
| 1am – 1.30am | 33.6p |
| 1.30am – 2am | 29.7p |
| 2am – 2.30am | 30.6p |
| 2.30am – 3am | 28.7p |
| 3am – 3.30am | 29.0p |
| 3.30am – 4am | 29.7p |
| 4am – 4.30am | 31.9p |
| 4.30am – 5am | 32.4p |
| 5am – 5.30am | 32.4p |
| 5.30am – 6am | 32.0p |
| 6am – 6.30am | 36.1p |
| 6.30am – 7am | 44.6p |
| 7am – 7.30am | 43.0p |
| 7.30am – 8am | 47.0p |
| 8am – 8.30am | 43.8p |
| 8.30am – 9am | 44.1p |
| 9am – 9.30am | 41.2p |
| 9.30am – 10am | 37.8p |
| 10am – 10.30am | 35.8p |
| 10.30am – 11am | 35.0p |
| 11am – 11.30am | 34.3p |
| 11.30am – 12pm | 33.5p |
| 12pm – 12.30pm | 32.4p |
| 12.30pm – 1pm | 32.6p |
| 1pm – 1.30pm | 35.3p |
| 1.30pm – 2pm | 35.4p |
| 2pm – 2.30pm | 39.4p |
| 2.30pm – 3pm | 37.3p |
| 3pm – 3.30pm | 39.8p |
| 3.30pm – 4pm | 42.6p |
| 4pm – 4.30pm | 57.2p |
| 4.30pm – 5pm | 61.5p |
| 5pm – 5.30pm | 60.4p |
| 5.30pm – 6pm | 60.9p |
| 6pm – 6.30pm | 60.7p |
| 6.30pm – 7pm | 60.3p |
| 7pm – 7.30pm | 47.1p |
| 7.30pm – 8pm | 46.2p |
| 8pm – 8.30pm | 43.8p |
| 8.30pm – 9pm | 40.1p |
| 9pm – 9.30pm | 41.0p |
| 9.30pm – 10pm | 37.3p |
| 10pm – 10.30pm | 38.8p |
| 10.30pm – 11pm | 36.3p |
| 11pm – 11.30pm | 42.5p |
| 11.30pm – 12am | 38.4p |
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