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
Saturday 23 May 2020 · half-hourly prices
South Eastern England
- Price for each half-hour
- Negative price (you’re paid to use power)
Stats for Saturday 23 May 2020
−11.3p
Cheapest half-hour 2.30pm – 3pm
13.8p
Dearest half-hour 5.30pm – 6pm
12.5 hours
Negative prices in 2 spells
−8.5p avg
Cheapest 3 hours 1pm – 4pm
−1.1p
Average price on 23 May 2020
Show as a table
| Time | Price |
|---|---|
| 12am – 12.30am | 0.5p |
| 12.30am – 1am | 0.0p |
| 1am – 1.30am | 0.0p |
| 1.30am – 2am | −1.7p |
| 2am – 2.30am | −2.3p |
| 2.30am – 3am | −4.8p |
| 3am – 3.30am | −5.0p |
| 3.30am – 4am | −7.0p |
| 4am – 4.30am | −8.8p |
| 4.30am – 5am | −8.8p |
| 5am – 5.30am | −9.2p |
| 5.30am – 6am | −9.0p |
| 6am – 6.30am | −6.1p |
| 6.30am – 7am | −4.3p |
| 7am – 7.30am | −10.2p |
| 7.30am – 8am | −3.6p |
| 8am – 8.30am | −2.8p |
| 8.30am – 9am | −1.6p |
| 9am – 9.30am | 0.5p |
| 9.30am – 10am | 0.5p |
| 10am – 10.30am | 0.5p |
| 10.30am – 11am | 0.2p |
| 11am – 11.30am | −1.8p |
| 11.30am – 12pm | −2.1p |
| 12pm – 12.30pm | −1.4p |
| 12.30pm – 1pm | −1.8p |
| 1pm – 1.30pm | −3.0p |
| 1.30pm – 2pm | −4.6p |
| 2pm – 2.30pm | −10.4p |
| 2.30pm – 3pm | −11.3p |
| 3pm – 3.30pm | −11.1p |
| 3.30pm – 4pm | −10.4p |
| 4pm – 4.30pm | 6.6p |
| 4.30pm – 5pm | 13.5p |
| 5pm – 5.30pm | 11.9p |
| 5.30pm – 6pm | 13.8p |
| 6pm – 6.30pm | 13.8p |
| 6.30pm – 7pm | 13.8p |
| 7pm – 7.30pm | 1.2p |
| 7.30pm – 8pm | 1.2p |
| 8pm – 8.30pm | 1.2p |
| 8.30pm – 9pm | 1.2p |
| 9pm – 9.30pm | 1.2p |
| 9.30pm – 10pm | 1.2p |
| 10pm – 10.30pm | 1.2p |
| 10.30pm – 11pm | 1.2p |
| 11pm – 11.30pm | 4.1p |
| 11.30pm – 12am | 0.9p |
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