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.

How free electricity works

Period

Region

Saturday 10 Oct 2026 · half-hourly prices

North Eastern England

Price for each half-hour
Negative price (you’re paid to use power)

Stats for Saturday 10 Oct 2026

−3.6p

Cheapest half-hour 11.30am – 12pm

45.3p

Dearest half-hour 6.30pm – 7pm

9 hours

Negative prices in 4 spells

−3.3p avg

Cheapest 3 hours 11am – 2pm

8.4p

Average price on 10 Oct 2026

Show as a table

Time	Price
12am – 12.30am	1.9p
12.30am – 1am	0.0p
1am – 1.30am	−0.4p
1.30am – 2am	−0.0p
2am – 2.30am	0.7p
2.30am – 3am	0.4p
3am – 3.30am	−0.1p
3.30am – 4am	−0.1p
4am – 4.30am	0.1p
4.30am – 5am	0.0p
5am – 5.30am	0.2p
5.30am – 6am	−0.2p
6am – 6.30am	0.1p
6.30am – 7am	1.8p
7am – 7.30am	2.9p
7.30am – 8am	5.1p
8am – 8.30am	3.6p
8.30am – 9am	4.0p
9am – 9.30am	1.5p
9.30am – 10am	−0.4p
10am – 10.30am	−2.1p
10.30am – 11am	−2.4p
11am – 11.30am	−3.5p
11.30am – 12pm	−3.6p
12pm – 12.30pm	−2.9p
12.30pm – 1pm	−2.9p
1pm – 1.30pm	−3.3p
1.30pm – 2pm	−3.3p
2pm – 2.30pm	−2.5p
2.30pm – 3pm	−2.1p
3pm – 3.30pm	−2.3p
3.30pm – 4pm	−0.9p
4pm – 4.30pm	11.1p
4.30pm – 5pm	24.6p
5pm – 5.30pm	33.1p
5.30pm – 6pm	39.4p
6pm – 6.30pm	39.6p
6.30pm – 7pm	45.3p
7pm – 7.30pm	27.4p
7.30pm – 8pm	26.1p
8pm – 8.30pm	23.3p
8.30pm – 9pm	21.7p
9pm – 9.30pm	22.7p
9.30pm – 10pm	20.1p
10pm – 10.30pm	22.5p
10.30pm – 11pm	16.7p
11pm – 11.30pm	21.4p
11.30pm – 12am	19.8p