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

Monday 23 Jan 2023 · half-hourly prices

South Eastern England

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

Stats for Monday 23 Jan 2023

28.4p

Cheapest half-hour 4.30am – 5am

42.5p

Dearest half-hour 5.30pm – 6pm

0 hours

Negative prices none on 23 Jan 2023

32.7p avg

Cheapest 3 hours 2am – 5am

35.1p

Average price on 23 Jan 2023

Show as a table

Time	Price
12am – 12.30am	32.3p
12.30am – 1am	35.3p
1am – 1.30am	35.3p
1.30am – 2am	33.0p
2am – 2.30am	33.7p
2.30am – 3am	33.5p
3am – 3.30am	34.6p
3.30am – 4am	32.3p
4am – 4.30am	33.5p
4.30am – 5am	28.4p
5am – 5.30am	35.3p
5.30am – 6am	35.3p
6am – 6.30am	35.3p
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	35.3p
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	42.4p
5pm – 5.30pm	36.5p
5.30pm – 6pm	42.5p
6pm – 6.30pm	40.9p
6.30pm – 7pm	35.3p
7pm – 7.30pm	35.3p
7.30pm – 8pm	35.3p
8pm – 8.30pm	35.3p
8.30pm – 9pm	33.8p
9pm – 9.30pm	35.3p
9.30pm – 10pm	35.3p
10pm – 10.30pm	35.3p
10.30pm – 11pm	31.6p
11pm – 11.30pm	34.6p
11.30pm – 12am	31.2p