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 (record January wind)

Sat 7 Jan · Sun 8 Jan · Tue 10 Jan · Wed 11 Jan · Thu 12 Jan

What caused it · More notable days

Saturday 7 Jan 2023 · half-hourly prices

South Eastern England

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

Stats for Saturday 7 Jan 2023

−1.0p

Cheapest half-hour 11.30pm – 12am

35.3p

Dearest half-hour 8.30am – 9am

0.5 hours

Negative prices 11.30pm – 12am

8.7p avg

Cheapest 3 hours 9pm – 12am

24.3p

Average price on 7 Jan 2023

Show as a table

Time	Price
12am – 12.30am	19.2p
12.30am – 1am	25.3p
1am – 1.30am	25.9p
1.30am – 2am	17.1p
2am – 2.30am	21.9p
2.30am – 3am	17.8p
3am – 3.30am	21.9p
3.30am – 4am	18.5p
4am – 4.30am	14.8p
4.30am – 5am	14.8p
5am – 5.30am	13.2p
5.30am – 6am	17.6p
6am – 6.30am	16.7p
6.30am – 7am	26.6p
7am – 7.30am	17.3p
7.30am – 8am	28.6p
8am – 8.30am	24.9p
8.30am – 9am	35.3p
9am – 9.30am	34.7p
9.30am – 10am	35.3p
10am – 10.30am	35.3p
10.30am – 11am	35.3p
11am – 11.30am	35.3p
11.30am – 12pm	35.3p
12pm – 12.30pm	34.6p
12.30pm – 1pm	34.0p
1pm – 1.30pm	30.0p
1.30pm – 2pm	29.8p
2pm – 2.30pm	27.7p
2.30pm – 3pm	25.9p
3pm – 3.30pm	28.9p
3.30pm – 4pm	31.0p
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	35.3p
7pm – 7.30pm	25.2p
7.30pm – 8pm	16.3p
8pm – 8.30pm	18.5p
8.30pm – 9pm	11.8p
9pm – 9.30pm	18.5p
9.30pm – 10pm	6.3p
10pm – 10.30pm	15.0p
10.30pm – 11pm	8.1p
11pm – 11.30pm	5.3p
11.30pm – 12am	−1.0p