Negative prices (lockdown, bank holiday weekend)
Fri 22 May · Sat 23 May · Sun 24 May
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
Friday 22 May 2020 · half-hourly prices
South Eastern England
- Price for each half-hour
- Negative price (you’re paid to use power)
Stats for Friday 22 May 2020
−3.2p
Cheapest half-hour 3pm – 3.30pm
17.5p
Dearest half-hour 5.30pm – 6pm
4.5 hours
Negative prices in 2 spells
−1.6p avg
Cheapest 3 hours 1pm – 4pm
3.4p
Average price on 22 May 2020
Show as a table
| Time | Price |
|---|---|
| 12am – 12.30am | 4.3p |
| 12.30am – 1am | 2.3p |
| 1am – 1.30am | 4.0p |
| 1.30am – 2am | 1.9p |
| 2am – 2.30am | 3.4p |
| 2.30am – 3am | 1.4p |
| 3am – 3.30am | 2.1p |
| 3.30am – 4am | 0.3p |
| 4am – 4.30am | 1.5p |
| 4.30am – 5am | −0.1p |
| 5am – 5.30am | −1.4p |
| 5.30am – 6am | −1.4p |
| 6am – 6.30am | −0.5p |
| 6.30am – 7am | 2.7p |
| 7am – 7.30am | 0.5p |
| 7.30am – 8am | 3.7p |
| 8am – 8.30am | 2.3p |
| 8.30am – 9am | 2.8p |
| 9am – 9.30am | 2.4p |
| 9.30am – 10am | 1.4p |
| 10am – 10.30am | 2.7p |
| 10.30am – 11am | 1.3p |
| 11am – 11.30am | 1.8p |
| 11.30am – 12pm | 1.5p |
| 12pm – 12.30pm | 2.3p |
| 12.30pm – 1pm | 1.4p |
| 1pm – 1.30pm | 0.8p |
| 1.30pm – 2pm | −1.4p |
| 2pm – 2.30pm | −1.2p |
| 2.30pm – 3pm | −2.1p |
| 3pm – 3.30pm | −3.2p |
| 3.30pm – 4pm | −2.4p |
| 4pm – 4.30pm | 11.2p |
| 4.30pm – 5pm | 14.9p |
| 5pm – 5.30pm | 14.2p |
| 5.30pm – 6pm | 17.5p |
| 6pm – 6.30pm | 16.0p |
| 6.30pm – 7pm | 17.0p |
| 7pm – 7.30pm | 5.6p |
| 7.30pm – 8pm | 4.1p |
| 8pm – 8.30pm | 5.3p |
| 8.30pm – 9pm | 4.5p |
| 9pm – 9.30pm | 5.3p |
| 9.30pm – 10pm | 4.1p |
| 10pm – 10.30pm | 5.1p |
| 10.30pm – 11pm | 1.4p |
| 11pm – 11.30pm | 2.6p |
| 11.30pm – 12am | 1.2p |
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