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.

How free electricity works

Period

Region

Negative prices (Christmas and Storm Bella)

Thu 24 Dec · Sat 26 Dec · Sun 27 Dec

What caused it · More notable days

Sunday 27 Dec 2020 · half-hourly prices

South Eastern England

Price for each half-hour
Negative price (you’re paid to use power)

Stats for Sunday 27 Dec 2020

−4.6p

Cheapest half-hour 2.30am – 3am

31.3p

Dearest half-hour 5pm – 5.30pm

7 hours

Negative prices in 2 spells

−4.6p avg

Cheapest 3 hours 2.30am – 5.30am

8.6p

Average price on 27 Dec 2020

Show as a table

Time	Price
12am – 12.30am	−3.7p
12.30am – 1am	2.2p
1am – 1.30am	−1.2p
1.30am – 2am	−4.2p
2am – 2.30am	−3.7p
2.30am – 3am	−4.6p
3am – 3.30am	−4.6p
3.30am – 4am	−4.6p
4am – 4.30am	−4.6p
4.30am – 5am	−4.6p
5am – 5.30am	−4.6p
5.30am – 6am	−4.6p
6am – 6.30am	−4.6p
6.30am – 7am	−4.2p
7am – 7.30am	−1.3p
7.30am – 8am	0.5p
8am – 8.30am	1.4p
8.30am – 9am	4.8p
9am – 9.30am	10.6p
9.30am – 10am	10.2p
10am – 10.30am	10.4p
10.30am – 11am	11.6p
11am – 11.30am	8.3p
11.30am – 12pm	8.8p
12pm – 12.30pm	11.3p
12.30pm – 1pm	11.6p
1pm – 1.30pm	12.5p
1.30pm – 2pm	12.2p
2pm – 2.30pm	13.4p
2.30pm – 3pm	13.4p
3pm – 3.30pm	10.4p
3.30pm – 4pm	10.7p
4pm – 4.30pm	26.0p
4.30pm – 5pm	30.4p
5pm – 5.30pm	31.3p
5.30pm – 6pm	31.3p
6pm – 6.30pm	29.2p
6.30pm – 7pm	27.9p
7pm – 7.30pm	15.2p
7.30pm – 8pm	14.3p
8pm – 8.30pm	12.9p
8.30pm – 9pm	12.0p
9pm – 9.30pm	12.9p
9.30pm – 10pm	13.4p
10pm – 10.30pm	13.9p
10.30pm – 11pm	12.6p
11pm – 11.30pm	11.8p
11.30pm – 12am	9.7p