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
Sunday 24 May 2020 · half-hourly prices
South Eastern England
- Price for each half-hour
- Negative price (you’re paid to use power)
Stats for Sunday 24 May 2020
−5.3p
Cheapest half-hour 7am – 7.30am
21.1p
Dearest half-hour 5.30pm – 6pm
11.5 hours
Negative prices in 3 spells
−4.5p avg
Cheapest 3 hours 4.30am – 7.30am
3.3p
Average price on 24 May 2020
Show as a table
| Time | Price |
|---|---|
| 12am – 12.30am | 2.8p |
| 12.30am – 1am | 1.8p |
| 1am – 1.30am | 0.9p |
| 1.30am – 2am | −0.7p |
| 2am – 2.30am | −0.9p |
| 2.30am – 3am | −3.6p |
| 3am – 3.30am | −1.7p |
| 3.30am – 4am | −3.7p |
| 4am – 4.30am | −4.0p |
| 4.30am – 5am | −4.0p |
| 5am – 5.30am | −4.6p |
| 5.30am – 6am | −4.6p |
| 6am – 6.30am | −4.6p |
| 6.30am – 7am | −3.6p |
| 7am – 7.30am | −5.3p |
| 7.30am – 8am | −1.8p |
| 8am – 8.30am | −5.1p |
| 8.30am – 9am | −3.2p |
| 9am – 9.30am | −4.3p |
| 9.30am – 10am | −1.0p |
| 10am – 10.30am | 1.3p |
| 10.30am – 11am | 2.2p |
| 11am – 11.30am | −0.6p |
| 11.30am – 12pm | −0.2p |
| 12pm – 12.30pm | −0.5p |
| 12.30pm – 1pm | 0.0p |
| 1pm – 1.30pm | 0.0p |
| 1.30pm – 2pm | −2.1p |
| 2pm – 2.30pm | −1.3p |
| 2.30pm – 3pm | −2.2p |
| 3pm – 3.30pm | 2.1p |
| 3.30pm – 4pm | 4.4p |
| 4pm – 4.30pm | 18.1p |
| 4.30pm – 5pm | 20.7p |
| 5pm – 5.30pm | 19.5p |
| 5.30pm – 6pm | 21.1p |
| 6pm – 6.30pm | 20.5p |
| 6.30pm – 7pm | 20.3p |
| 7pm – 7.30pm | 8.8p |
| 7.30pm – 8pm | 8.8p |
| 8pm – 8.30pm | 9.2p |
| 8.30pm – 9pm | 9.1p |
| 9pm – 9.30pm | 9.5p |
| 9.30pm – 10pm | 9.3p |
| 10pm – 10.30pm | 9.2p |
| 10.30pm – 11pm | 7.6p |
| 11pm – 11.30pm | 8.8p |
| 11.30pm – 12am | 7.2p |
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