Negative prices (as lockdown eased)
Sun 5 Jul · Mon 6 Jul
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 5 Jul 2020 · half-hourly prices
South Eastern England
- Price for each half-hour
- Negative price (you’re paid to use power)
Stats for Sunday 5 Jul 2020
−4.4p
Cheapest half-hour 3pm – 3.30pm
19.3p
Dearest half-hour 6pm – 6.30pm
7 hours
Negative prices in 2 spells
−2.0p avg
Cheapest 3 hours 1pm – 4pm
3.3p
Average price on 5 Jul 2020
Show as a table
| Time | Price |
|---|---|
| 12am – 12.30am | 4.2p |
| 12.30am – 1am | 1.2p |
| 1am – 1.30am | 0.7p |
| 1.30am – 2am | 0.0p |
| 2am – 2.30am | 1.6p |
| 2.30am – 3am | 0.9p |
| 3am – 3.30am | 1.2p |
| 3.30am – 4am | 0.5p |
| 4am – 4.30am | −0.5p |
| 4.30am – 5am | −0.8p |
| 5am – 5.30am | −0.9p |
| 5.30am – 6am | −0.9p |
| 6am – 6.30am | −0.9p |
| 6.30am – 7am | −0.5p |
| 7am – 7.30am | −1.3p |
| 7.30am – 8am | −0.5p |
| 8am – 8.30am | −2.8p |
| 8.30am – 9am | 0.0p |
| 9am – 9.30am | 0.7p |
| 9.30am – 10am | 1.2p |
| 10am – 10.30am | 1.2p |
| 10.30am – 11am | 1.2p |
| 11am – 11.30am | 0.0p |
| 11.30am – 12pm | 0.7p |
| 12pm – 12.30pm | 0.4p |
| 12.30pm – 1pm | 0.7p |
| 1pm – 1.30pm | 0.2p |
| 1.30pm – 2pm | −3.0p |
| 2pm – 2.30pm | −1.8p |
| 2.30pm – 3pm | −3.0p |
| 3pm – 3.30pm | −4.4p |
| 3.30pm – 4pm | −0.3p |
| 4pm – 4.30pm | 9.3p |
| 4.30pm – 5pm | 16.4p |
| 5pm – 5.30pm | 16.8p |
| 5.30pm – 6pm | 19.3p |
| 6pm – 6.30pm | 19.3p |
| 6.30pm – 7pm | 19.3p |
| 7pm – 7.30pm | 6.9p |
| 7.30pm – 8pm | 6.8p |
| 8pm – 8.30pm | 6.9p |
| 8.30pm – 9pm | 6.5p |
| 9pm – 9.30pm | 7.4p |
| 9.30pm – 10pm | 6.9p |
| 10pm – 10.30pm | 7.9p |
| 10.30pm – 11pm | 5.4p |
| 11pm – 11.30pm | 5.8p |
| 11.30pm – 12am | 3.8p |
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