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 (calm and cold, at the guarantee’s 82.1p ceiling)

Mon 28 Nov · Tue 29 Nov · Wed 30 Nov · Thu 1 Dec

What caused it · More notable days

Monday 28 Nov 2022 · half-hourly prices

South Eastern England

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

Stats for Monday 28 Nov 2022

31.4p

Cheapest half-hour 12am – 12.30am

82.1p

Dearest half-hour 4.30pm – 5pm

0 hours

Negative prices none on 28 Nov 2022

33.3p avg

Cheapest 3 hours 2.30am – 5.30am

47.3p

Average price on 28 Nov 2022

Show as a table

Time	Price
12am – 12.30am	31.4p
12.30am – 1am	34.6p
1am – 1.30am	34.6p
1.30am – 2am	33.6p
2am – 2.30am	33.7p
2.30am – 3am	32.8p
3am – 3.30am	33.4p
3.30am – 4am	31.4p
4am – 4.30am	34.7p
4.30am – 5am	34.7p
5am – 5.30am	32.5p
5.30am – 6am	34.0p
6am – 6.30am	35.3p
6.30am – 7am	35.3p
7am – 7.30am	35.3p
7.30am – 8am	63.5p
8am – 8.30am	39.2p
8.30am – 9am	46.8p
9am – 9.30am	38.9p
9.30am – 10am	38.9p
10am – 10.30am	38.9p
10.30am – 11am	38.9p
11am – 11.30am	37.8p
11.30am – 12pm	41.8p
12pm – 12.30pm	40.1p
12.30pm – 1pm	42.9p
1pm – 1.30pm	47.8p
1.30pm – 2pm	51.5p
2pm – 2.30pm	48.7p
2.30pm – 3pm	53.8p
3pm – 3.30pm	46.8p
3.30pm – 4pm	78.9p
4pm – 4.30pm	75.9p
4.30pm – 5pm	82.1p
5pm – 5.30pm	82.1p
5.30pm – 6pm	82.1p
6pm – 6.30pm	82.1p
6.30pm – 7pm	82.1p
7pm – 7.30pm	82.1p
7.30pm – 8pm	37.6p
8pm – 8.30pm	62.0p
8.30pm – 9pm	35.3p
9pm – 9.30pm	78.1p
9.30pm – 10pm	35.3p
10pm – 10.30pm	42.2p
10.30pm – 11pm	35.3p
11pm – 11.30pm	37.6p
11.30pm – 12am	35.3p