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

Northern Scotland

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

Stats for Saturday 10 Oct 2026

−3.7p

Cheapest half-hour 11.30am – 12pm

50.5p

Dearest half-hour 6.30pm – 7pm

6 hours

Negative prices 10am – 4pm

−3.3p avg

Cheapest 3 hours 11am – 2pm

9.9p

Average price on 10 Oct 2026

Show as a table

Time	Price
12am – 12.30am	2.7p
12.30am – 1am	0.5p
1am – 1.30am	0.0p
1.30am – 2am	0.4p
2am – 2.30am	1.3p
2.30am – 3am	1.0p
3am – 3.30am	0.3p
3.30am – 4am	0.3p
4am – 4.30am	0.6p
4.30am – 5am	0.5p
5am – 5.30am	0.7p
5.30am – 6am	0.3p
6am – 6.30am	0.6p
6.30am – 7am	2.5p
7am – 7.30am	3.8p
7.30am – 8am	6.3p
8am – 8.30am	4.6p
8.30am – 9am	5.1p
9am – 9.30am	2.1p
9.30am – 10am	0.0p
10am – 10.30am	−2.0p
10.30am – 11am	−2.3p
11am – 11.30am	−3.5p
11.30am – 12pm	−3.7p
12pm – 12.30pm	−2.8p
12.30pm – 1pm	−2.9p
1pm – 1.30pm	−3.3p
1.30pm – 2pm	−3.3p
2pm – 2.30pm	−2.4p
2.30pm – 3pm	−1.9p
3pm – 3.30pm	−2.1p
3.30pm – 4pm	−0.5p
4pm – 4.30pm	11.5p
4.30pm – 5pm	26.9p
5pm – 5.30pm	36.6p
5.30pm – 6pm	43.8p
6pm – 6.30pm	44.0p
6.30pm – 7pm	50.5p
7pm – 7.30pm	31.8p
7.30pm – 8pm	30.3p
8pm – 8.30pm	27.1p
8.30pm – 9pm	25.3p
9pm – 9.30pm	26.4p
9.30pm – 10pm	23.5p
10pm – 10.30pm	26.2p
10.30pm – 11pm	19.6p
11pm – 11.30pm	25.0p
11.30pm – 12am	23.1p