Negative prices (lockdown, record low demand)
Sun 28 Jun · Mon 29 Jun
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 28 Jun · Mon 29 Jun
Sunday 28 Jun 2020 · half-hourly prices
South Eastern England
−4.2p
Cheapest half-hour 5am – 5.30am
19.6p
Dearest half-hour 6.30pm – 7pm
7.5 hours
Negative prices in 3 spells
−3.6p avg
Cheapest 3 hours 4am – 7am
4.1p
Average price on 28 Jun 2020
| Time | Price |
|---|---|
| 12am – 12.30am | 5.5p |
| 12.30am – 1am | 4.3p |
| 1am – 1.30am | 4.0p |
| 1.30am – 2am | 2.1p |
| 2am – 2.30am | 3.8p |
| 2.30am – 3am | 1.3p |
| 3am – 3.30am | −0.5p |
| 3.30am – 4am | −1.2p |
| 4am – 4.30am | −2.8p |
| 4.30am – 5am | −3.5p |
| 5am – 5.30am | −4.2p |
| 5.30am – 6am | −4.2p |
| 6am – 6.30am | −3.7p |
| 6.30am – 7am | −3.2p |
| 7am – 7.30am | −2.2p |
| 7.30am – 8am | −1.1p |
| 8am – 8.30am | 0.9p |
| 8.30am – 9am | 3.5p |
| 9am – 9.30am | 1.7p |
| 9.30am – 10am | 3.2p |
| 10am – 10.30am | 3.2p |
| 10.30am – 11am | 3.7p |
| 11am – 11.30am | 3.0p |
| 11.30am – 12pm | 3.2p |
| 12pm – 12.30pm | 0.0p |
| 12.30pm – 1pm | −0.0p |
| 1pm – 1.30pm | 0.9p |
| 1.30pm – 2pm | −0.9p |
| 2pm – 2.30pm | −0.0p |
| 2.30pm – 3pm | −0.2p |
| 3pm – 3.30pm | −0.0p |
| 3.30pm – 4pm | 1.4p |
| 4pm – 4.30pm | 14.7p |
| 4.30pm – 5pm | 19.0p |
| 5pm – 5.30pm | 17.2p |
| 5.30pm – 6pm | 19.3p |
| 6pm – 6.30pm | 19.1p |
| 6.30pm – 7pm | 19.6p |
| 7pm – 7.30pm | 7.5p |
| 7.30pm – 8pm | 7.3p |
| 8pm – 8.30pm | 7.9p |
| 8.30pm – 9pm | 7.2p |
| 9pm – 9.30pm | 7.9p |
| 9.30pm – 10pm | 7.2p |
| 10pm – 10.30pm | 7.9p |
| 10.30pm – 11pm | 5.1p |
| 11pm – 11.30pm | 5.6p |
| 11.30pm – 12am | 5.7p |
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