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

Tuesday 29 Nov 2022 · half-hourly prices

South Eastern England

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

Stats for Tuesday 29 Nov 2022

35.3p

Cheapest half-hour 12am – 12.30am

82.1p

Dearest half-hour 3.30pm – 4pm

0 hours

Negative prices none on 29 Nov 2022

36.7p avg

Cheapest 3 hours 1.30am – 4.30am

56.5p

Average price on 29 Nov 2022

Show as a table

Time	Price
12am – 12.30am	35.3p
12.30am – 1am	41.3p
1am – 1.30am	39.9p
1.30am – 2am	35.3p
2am – 2.30am	38.4p
2.30am – 3am	36.1p
3am – 3.30am	38.4p
3.30am – 4am	35.3p
4am – 4.30am	36.9p
4.30am – 5am	35.3p
5am – 5.30am	39.1p
5.30am – 6am	39.9p
6am – 6.30am	50.1p
6.30am – 7am	65.5p
7am – 7.30am	53.8p
7.30am – 8am	75.9p
8am – 8.30am	65.2p
8.30am – 9am	71.9p
9am – 9.30am	72.0p
9.30am – 10am	72.0p
10am – 10.30am	69.0p
10.30am – 11am	68.1p
11am – 11.30am	66.3p
11.30am – 12pm	66.3p
12pm – 12.30pm	57.4p
12.30pm – 1pm	70.1p
1pm – 1.30pm	67.6p
1.30pm – 2pm	67.2p
2pm – 2.30pm	70.1p
2.30pm – 3pm	71.7p
3pm – 3.30pm	51.7p
3.30pm – 4pm	82.1p
4pm – 4.30pm	79.1p
4.30pm – 5pm	82.1p
5pm – 5.30pm	82.1p
5.30pm – 6pm	82.1p
6pm – 6.30pm	82.1p
6.30pm – 7pm	64.1p
7pm – 7.30pm	82.1p
7.30pm – 8pm	42.0p
8pm – 8.30pm	65.3p
8.30pm – 9pm	35.3p
9pm – 9.30pm	46.0p
9.30pm – 10pm	35.3p
10pm – 10.30pm	40.9p
10.30pm – 11pm	35.3p
11pm – 11.30pm	37.6p
11.30pm – 12am	35.3p