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 (overnight)

Thu 10 Nov · Fri 11 Nov

What caused it · More notable days

Thursday 10 Nov 2022 · half-hourly prices

South Eastern England

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

Stats for Thursday 10 Nov 2022

−3.2p

Cheapest half-hour 11.30pm – 12am

35.3p

Dearest half-hour 4pm – 4.30pm

0.5 hours

Negative prices 11.30pm – 12am

2.0p avg

Cheapest 3 hours 2.30am – 5.30am

19.7p

Average price on 10 Nov 2022

Show as a table

Time	Price
12am – 12.30am	13.4p
12.30am – 1am	17.8p
1am – 1.30am	15.9p
1.30am – 2am	9.9p
2am – 2.30am	10.0p
2.30am – 3am	2.3p
3am – 3.30am	4.1p
3.30am – 4am	1.0p
4am – 4.30am	2.3p
4.30am – 5am	1.3p
5am – 5.30am	1.2p
5.30am – 6am	9.2p
6am – 6.30am	16.2p
6.30am – 7am	24.3p
7am – 7.30am	25.5p
7.30am – 8am	29.6p
8am – 8.30am	29.6p
8.30am – 9am	27.0p
9am – 9.30am	23.5p
9.30am – 10am	22.7p
10am – 10.30am	20.2p
10.30am – 11am	21.5p
11am – 11.30am	19.8p
11.30am – 12pm	19.2p
12pm – 12.30pm	20.9p
12.30pm – 1pm	20.1p
1pm – 1.30pm	24.3p
1.30pm – 2pm	21.8p
2pm – 2.30pm	22.8p
2.30pm – 3pm	22.5p
3pm – 3.30pm	21.8p
3.30pm – 4pm	21.9p
4pm – 4.30pm	35.3p
4.30pm – 5pm	35.3p
5pm – 5.30pm	35.3p
5.30pm – 6pm	35.3p
6pm – 6.30pm	35.3p
6.30pm – 7pm	35.2p
7pm – 7.30pm	27.8p
7.30pm – 8pm	25.5p
8pm – 8.30pm	24.2p
8.30pm – 9pm	23.9p
9pm – 9.30pm	24.9p
9.30pm – 10pm	23.1p
10pm – 10.30pm	22.2p
10.30pm – 11pm	17.1p
11pm – 11.30pm	3.2p
11.30pm – 12am	−3.2p