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

Sunday 22 Jan 2023 · half-hourly prices

South Eastern England

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

Stats for Sunday 22 Jan 2023

28.7p

Cheapest half-hour 4.30am – 5am

43.8p

Dearest half-hour 11pm – 11.30pm

0 hours

Negative prices none on 22 Jan 2023

30.0p avg

Cheapest 3 hours 3am – 6am

34.0p

Average price on 22 Jan 2023

Show as a table

Time	Price
12am – 12.30am	33.5p
12.30am – 1am	35.3p
1am – 1.30am	35.2p
1.30am – 2am	32.3p
2am – 2.30am	33.5p
2.30am – 3am	31.0p
3am – 3.30am	31.2p
3.30am – 4am	29.8p
4am – 4.30am	30.0p
4.30am – 5am	28.7p
5am – 5.30am	30.0p
5.30am – 6am	30.3p
6am – 6.30am	33.5p
6.30am – 7am	31.0p
7am – 7.30am	31.0p
7.30am – 8am	31.4p
8am – 8.30am	29.3p
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	35.3p
1pm – 1.30pm	35.3p
1.30pm – 2pm	35.3p
2pm – 2.30pm	35.3p
2.30pm – 3pm	33.7p
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	34.5p
10pm – 10.30pm	35.3p
10.30pm – 11pm	34.9p
11pm – 11.30pm	43.8p
11.30pm – 12am	31.5p