Negative prices (lockdown)
Sun 5 Apr · Mon 6 Apr
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
Sunday 5 Apr 2020 · half-hourly prices
South Eastern England
- Price for each half-hour
- Negative price (you’re paid to use power)
Stats for Sunday 5 Apr 2020
−3.5p
Cheapest half-hour 2pm – 2.30pm
19.6p
Dearest half-hour 6.30pm – 7pm
6 hours
Negative prices in 2 spells
−2.3p avg
Cheapest 3 hours 1pm – 4pm
3.9p
Average price on 5 Apr 2020
Show as a table
| Time | Price |
|---|---|
| 12am – 12.30am | 2.4p |
| 12.30am – 1am | 1.8p |
| 1am – 1.30am | 1.8p |
| 1.30am – 2am | 3.2p |
| 2am – 2.30am | 3.2p |
| 2.30am – 3am | 1.2p |
| 3am – 3.30am | 1.9p |
| 3.30am – 4am | 2.9p |
| 4am – 4.30am | 3.2p |
| 4.30am – 5am | 2.6p |
| 5am – 5.30am | 2.9p |
| 5.30am – 6am | 2.9p |
| 6am – 6.30am | 2.6p |
| 6.30am – 7am | 3.2p |
| 7am – 7.30am | 3.0p |
| 7.30am – 8am | 3.2p |
| 8am – 8.30am | 1.2p |
| 8.30am – 9am | 2.6p |
| 9am – 9.30am | 1.4p |
| 9.30am – 10am | 0.7p |
| 10am – 10.30am | 1.0p |
| 10.30am – 11am | −0.2p |
| 11am – 11.30am | −0.2p |
| 11.30am – 12pm | −0.2p |
| 12pm – 12.30pm | −0.2p |
| 12.30pm – 1pm | −0.2p |
| 1pm – 1.30pm | −1.9p |
| 1.30pm – 2pm | −2.3p |
| 2pm – 2.30pm | −3.5p |
| 2.30pm – 3pm | −3.5p |
| 3pm – 3.30pm | −1.9p |
| 3.30pm – 4pm | −0.9p |
| 4pm – 4.30pm | 12.4p |
| 4.30pm – 5pm | 15.8p |
| 5pm – 5.30pm | 16.5p |
| 5.30pm – 6pm | 19.0p |
| 6pm – 6.30pm | 18.3p |
| 6.30pm – 7pm | 19.6p |
| 7pm – 7.30pm | 7.4p |
| 7.30pm – 8pm | 7.7p |
| 8pm – 8.30pm | 8.7p |
| 8.30pm – 9pm | 6.7p |
| 9pm – 9.30pm | 7.6p |
| 9.30pm – 10pm | 4.2p |
| 10pm – 10.30pm | 6.4p |
| 10.30pm – 11pm | 2.5p |
| 11pm – 11.30pm | 2.0p |
| 11.30pm – 12am | −0.3p |
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