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

Thursday 1 Dec 2022 · half-hourly prices

South Eastern England

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

Stats for Thursday 1 Dec 2022

35.3p

Cheapest half-hour 3.30am – 4am

82.1p

Dearest half-hour 3.30pm – 4pm

0 hours

Negative prices none on 1 Dec 2022

37.7p avg

Cheapest 3 hours 1.30am – 4.30am

59.2p

Average price on 1 Dec 2022

Show as a table

Time	Price
12am – 12.30am	40.4p
12.30am – 1am	44.5p
1am – 1.30am	40.9p
1.30am – 2am	39.1p
2am – 2.30am	36.9p
2.30am – 3am	36.6p
3am – 3.30am	37.5p
3.30am – 4am	35.3p
4am – 4.30am	40.8p
4.30am – 5am	39.9p
5am – 5.30am	40.9p
5.30am – 6am	40.2p
6am – 6.30am	48.8p
6.30am – 7am	52.9p
7am – 7.30am	56.8p
7.30am – 8am	79.2p
8am – 8.30am	66.5p
8.30am – 9am	70.1p
9am – 9.30am	73.4p
9.30am – 10am	73.2p
10am – 10.30am	72.2p
10.30am – 11am	69.4p
11am – 11.30am	63.0p
11.30am – 12pm	64.9p
12pm – 12.30pm	67.9p
12.30pm – 1pm	68.7p
1pm – 1.30pm	72.0p
1.30pm – 2pm	71.1p
2pm – 2.30pm	70.9p
2.30pm – 3pm	68.6p
3pm – 3.30pm	63.3p
3.30pm – 4pm	82.1p
4pm – 4.30pm	73.5p
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	79.6p
7.30pm – 8pm	58.4p
8pm – 8.30pm	59.5p
8.30pm – 9pm	47.9p
9pm – 9.30pm	60.7p
9.30pm – 10pm	45.2p
10pm – 10.30pm	48.6p
10.30pm – 11pm	40.7p
11pm – 11.30pm	45.3p
11.30pm – 12am	42.2p