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 (a cold snap and the first Demand Flexibility Service event)

Thu 19 Jan · Fri 20 Jan · Sun 22 Jan · Mon 23 Jan · Tue 24 Jan

What caused it · More notable days

Friday 20 Jan 2023 · half-hourly prices

South Eastern England

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

Stats for Friday 20 Jan 2023

29.9p

Cheapest half-hour 2am – 2.30am

35.3p

Dearest half-hour 12.30am – 1am

0 hours

Negative prices none on 20 Jan 2023

30.3p avg

Cheapest 3 hours 2am – 5am

34.2p

Average price on 20 Jan 2023

Show as a table

Time	Price
12am – 12.30am	30.3p
12.30am – 1am	35.3p
1am – 1.30am	33.7p
1.30am – 2am	31.2p
2am – 2.30am	29.9p
2.30am – 3am	29.9p
3am – 3.30am	30.0p
3.30am – 4am	29.9p
4am – 4.30am	31.7p
4.30am – 5am	30.3p
5am – 5.30am	35.3p
5.30am – 6am	33.3p
6am – 6.30am	33.2p
6.30am – 7am	35.3p
7am – 7.30am	35.3p
7.30am – 8am	35.3p
8am – 8.30am	35.3p
8.30am – 9am	35.3p
9am – 9.30am	35.3p
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	35.3p
12.30pm – 1pm	35.2p
1pm – 1.30pm	35.3p
1.30pm – 2pm	35.3p
2pm – 2.30pm	35.3p
2.30pm – 3pm	35.3p
3pm – 3.30pm	35.3p
3.30pm – 4pm	35.3p
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	35.3p
7.30pm – 8pm	35.3p
8pm – 8.30pm	35.3p
8.30pm – 9pm	35.3p
9pm – 9.30pm	35.3p
9.30pm – 10pm	34.9p
10pm – 10.30pm	35.3p
10.30pm – 11pm	32.8p
11pm – 11.30pm	32.6p
11.30pm – 12am	32.3p