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

Price spike (the most expensive month ever, at the 78p cap)

Mon 29 Aug · Tue 30 Aug · Wed 31 Aug · Thu 1 Sep

What caused it · More notable days

Thursday 1 Sep 2022 · half-hourly prices

South Eastern England

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

Stats for Thursday 1 Sep 2022

61.2p

Cheapest half-hour 12.30am – 1am

78.0p

Dearest half-hour 6am – 6.30am

0 hours

Negative prices none on 1 Sep 2022

62.1p avg

Cheapest 3 hours 12.30am – 3.30am

74.1p

Average price on 1 Sep 2022

Show as a table

Time	Price
12am – 12.30am	70.1p
12.30am – 1am	61.2p
1am – 1.30am	61.7p
1.30am – 2am	61.7p
2am – 2.30am	64.3p
2.30am – 3am	61.7p
3am – 3.30am	61.7p
3.30am – 4am	61.7p
4am – 4.30am	67.5p
4.30am – 5am	68.5p
5am – 5.30am	71.8p
5.30am – 6am	72.8p
6am – 6.30am	78.0p
6.30am – 7am	78.0p
7am – 7.30am	78.0p
7.30am – 8am	78.0p
8am – 8.30am	78.0p
8.30am – 9am	78.0p
9am – 9.30am	78.0p
9.30am – 10am	78.0p
10am – 10.30am	78.0p
10.30am – 11am	78.0p
11am – 11.30am	78.0p
11.30am – 12pm	78.0p
12pm – 12.30pm	78.0p
12.30pm – 1pm	78.0p
1pm – 1.30pm	78.0p
1.30pm – 2pm	78.0p
2pm – 2.30pm	78.0p
2.30pm – 3pm	78.0p
3pm – 3.30pm	78.0p
3.30pm – 4pm	78.0p
4pm – 4.30pm	78.0p
4.30pm – 5pm	78.0p
5pm – 5.30pm	78.0p
5.30pm – 6pm	78.0p
6pm – 6.30pm	78.0p
6.30pm – 7pm	78.0p
7pm – 7.30pm	78.0p
7.30pm – 8pm	78.0p
8pm – 8.30pm	78.0p
8.30pm – 9pm	78.0p
9pm – 9.30pm	78.0p
9.30pm – 10pm	78.0p
10pm – 10.30pm	78.0p
10.30pm – 11pm	61.7p
11pm – 11.30pm	72.8p
11.30pm – 12am	63.5p