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

Wednesday 30 Nov 2022 · half-hourly prices

South Eastern England

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

Stats for Wednesday 30 Nov 2022

35.3p

Cheapest half-hour 12am – 12.30am

82.1p

Dearest half-hour 3.30pm – 4pm

0 hours

Negative prices none on 30 Nov 2022

35.3p avg

Cheapest 3 hours 1.30am – 4.30am

57.3p

Average price on 30 Nov 2022

Show as a table

Time	Price
12am – 12.30am	35.3p
12.30am – 1am	36.5p
1am – 1.30am	35.8p
1.30am – 2am	35.3p
2am – 2.30am	35.3p
2.30am – 3am	35.3p
3am – 3.30am	35.3p
3.30am – 4am	35.3p
4am – 4.30am	35.3p
4.30am – 5am	35.3p
5am – 5.30am	35.3p
5.30am – 6am	35.8p
6am – 6.30am	44.2p
6.30am – 7am	60.7p
7am – 7.30am	51.5p
7.30am – 8am	77.5p
8am – 8.30am	69.9p
8.30am – 9am	74.6p
9am – 9.30am	73.7p
9.30am – 10am	73.1p
10am – 10.30am	74.6p
10.30am – 11am	74.6p
11am – 11.30am	71.7p
11.30am – 12pm	72.7p
12pm – 12.30pm	72.3p
12.30pm – 1pm	71.1p
1pm – 1.30pm	74.6p
1.30pm – 2pm	69.9p
2pm – 2.30pm	72.7p
2.30pm – 3pm	72.7p
3pm – 3.30pm	54.7p
3.30pm – 4pm	82.1p
4pm – 4.30pm	64.1p
4.30pm – 5pm	82.1p
5pm – 5.30pm	82.1p
5.30pm – 6pm	82.1p
6pm – 6.30pm	82.1p
6.30pm – 7pm	68.7p
7pm – 7.30pm	79.7p
7.30pm – 8pm	45.7p
8pm – 8.30pm	60.7p
8.30pm – 9pm	42.2p
9pm – 9.30pm	50.3p
9.30pm – 10pm	37.6p
10pm – 10.30pm	42.8p
10.30pm – 11pm	35.3p
11pm – 11.30pm	40.2p
11.30pm – 12am	40.9p