Negative prices (lockdown, midday sun)
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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 21 Apr 2020 · half-hourly prices
South Eastern England
- Price for each half-hour
- Negative price (you’re paid to use power)
Stats for Tuesday 21 Apr 2020
−3.5p
Cheapest half-hour 12.30pm – 1pm
21.2p
Dearest half-hour 6.30pm – 7pm
8 hours
Negative prices in 3 spells
−3.4p avg
Cheapest 3 hours 12.30pm – 3.30pm
3.0p
Average price on 21 Apr 2020
Show as a table
| Time | Price |
|---|---|
| 12am – 12.30am | 2.3p |
| 12.30am – 1am | 1.2p |
| 1am – 1.30am | −0.6p |
| 1.30am – 2am | 2.0p |
| 2am – 2.30am | 1.2p |
| 2.30am – 3am | 0.0p |
| 3am – 3.30am | 0.5p |
| 3.30am – 4am | −0.2p |
| 4am – 4.30am | 0.2p |
| 4.30am – 5am | 0.2p |
| 5am – 5.30am | 1.2p |
| 5.30am – 6am | 4.2p |
| 6am – 6.30am | 0.2p |
| 6.30am – 7am | 4.6p |
| 7am – 7.30am | 1.8p |
| 7.30am – 8am | 1.8p |
| 8am – 8.30am | 3.0p |
| 8.30am – 9am | 1.5p |
| 9am – 9.30am | −0.3p |
| 9.30am – 10am | −1.5p |
| 10am – 10.30am | −2.3p |
| 10.30am – 11am | −3.4p |
| 11am – 11.30am | −2.0p |
| 11.30am – 12pm | −2.3p |
| 12pm – 12.30pm | −2.3p |
| 12.30pm – 1pm | −3.5p |
| 1pm – 1.30pm | −3.1p |
| 1.30pm – 2pm | −3.5p |
| 2pm – 2.30pm | −3.5p |
| 2.30pm – 3pm | −3.5p |
| 3pm – 3.30pm | −3.5p |
| 3.30pm – 4pm | −3.2p |
| 4pm – 4.30pm | 9.8p |
| 4.30pm – 5pm | 16.0p |
| 5pm – 5.30pm | 14.9p |
| 5.30pm – 6pm | 19.4p |
| 6pm – 6.30pm | 19.6p |
| 6.30pm – 7pm | 21.2p |
| 7pm – 7.30pm | 7.1p |
| 7.30pm – 8pm | 7.4p |
| 8pm – 8.30pm | 8.5p |
| 8.30pm – 9pm | 7.4p |
| 9pm – 9.30pm | 8.3p |
| 9.30pm – 10pm | 5.1p |
| 10pm – 10.30pm | 6.5p |
| 10.30pm – 11pm | 1.8p |
| 11pm – 11.30pm | 3.4p |
| 11.30pm – 12am | 0.0p |
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