Negative prices (lockdown)
Sun 10 May · Mon 11 May
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.
Sun 10 May · Mon 11 May
Monday 11 May 2020 · half-hourly prices
South Eastern England
−1.6p
Cheapest half-hour 3.30am – 4am
21.6p
Dearest half-hour 6.30pm – 7pm
3 hours
Negative prices in 3 spells
−0.9p avg
Cheapest 3 hours 2.30am – 5.30am
6.3p
Average price on 11 May 2020
| Time | Price |
|---|---|
| 12am – 12.30am | 3.5p |
| 12.30am – 1am | 0.9p |
| 1am – 1.30am | −1.2p |
| 1.30am – 2am | 0.0p |
| 2am – 2.30am | 0.0p |
| 2.30am – 3am | −1.2p |
| 3am – 3.30am | −1.2p |
| 3.30am – 4am | −1.6p |
| 4am – 4.30am | −0.5p |
| 4.30am – 5am | 0.0p |
| 5am – 5.30am | −1.0p |
| 5.30am – 6am | 1.7p |
| 6am – 6.30am | 2.8p |
| 6.30am – 7am | 6.0p |
| 7am – 7.30am | 4.2p |
| 7.30am – 8am | 6.2p |
| 8am – 8.30am | 6.4p |
| 8.30am – 9am | 5.8p |
| 9am – 9.30am | 5.8p |
| 9.30am – 10am | 4.8p |
| 10am – 10.30am | 5.2p |
| 10.30am – 11am | 4.3p |
| 11am – 11.30am | 5.0p |
| 11.30am – 12pm | 6.0p |
| 12pm – 12.30pm | 6.5p |
| 12.30pm – 1pm | 6.9p |
| 1pm – 1.30pm | 6.5p |
| 1.30pm – 2pm | 5.5p |
| 2pm – 2.30pm | 4.5p |
| 2.30pm – 3pm | 4.2p |
| 3pm – 3.30pm | 2.8p |
| 3.30pm – 4pm | 4.6p |
| 4pm – 4.30pm | 18.1p |
| 4.30pm – 5pm | 20.0p |
| 5pm – 5.30pm | 18.4p |
| 5.30pm – 6pm | 20.5p |
| 6pm – 6.30pm | 21.4p |
| 6.30pm – 7pm | 21.6p |
| 7pm – 7.30pm | 9.0p |
| 7.30pm – 8pm | 8.4p |
| 8pm – 8.30pm | 9.0p |
| 8.30pm – 9pm | 8.5p |
| 9pm – 9.30pm | 9.2p |
| 9.30pm – 10pm | 7.9p |
| 10pm – 10.30pm | 8.8p |
| 10.30pm – 11pm | 6.0p |
| 11pm – 11.30pm | 7.4p |
| 11.30pm – 12am | 6.5p |
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