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 Demand Flexibility Service events)

Wed 29 Nov · Thu 30 Nov · Fri 1 Dec

What caused it · More notable days

Thursday 30 Nov 2023 · half-hourly prices

South Eastern England

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

Stats for Thursday 30 Nov 2023

18.5p

Cheapest half-hour 12am – 12.30am

65.7p

Dearest half-hour 4.30pm – 5pm

0 hours

Negative prices none on 30 Nov 2023

19.1p avg

Cheapest 3 hours 12am – 3am

32.4p

Average price on 30 Nov 2023

Show as a table

Time	Price
12am – 12.30am	18.5p
12.30am – 1am	19.5p
1am – 1.30am	19.2p
1.30am – 2am	18.9p
2am – 2.30am	19.2p
2.30am – 3am	19.2p
3am – 3.30am	19.3p
3.30am – 4am	19.2p
4am – 4.30am	19.2p
4.30am – 5am	18.5p
5am – 5.30am	19.2p
5.30am – 6am	19.2p
6am – 6.30am	24.5p
6.30am – 7am	33.7p
7am – 7.30am	33.5p
7.30am – 8am	39.6p
8am – 8.30am	37.0p
8.30am – 9am	39.8p
9am – 9.30am	38.5p
9.30am – 10am	38.4p
10am – 10.30am	39.3p
10.30am – 11am	39.3p
11am – 11.30am	35.8p
11.30am – 12pm	35.4p
12pm – 12.30pm	33.1p
12.30pm – 1pm	33.9p
1pm – 1.30pm	35.7p
1.30pm – 2pm	33.0p
2pm – 2.30pm	35.8p
2.30pm – 3pm	35.8p
3pm – 3.30pm	37.0p
3.30pm – 4pm	44.1p
4pm – 4.30pm	56.7p
4.30pm – 5pm	65.7p
5pm – 5.30pm	58.8p
5.30pm – 6pm	57.9p
6pm – 6.30pm	52.3p
6.30pm – 7pm	50.7p
7pm – 7.30pm	34.2p
7.30pm – 8pm	31.9p
8pm – 8.30pm	31.7p
8.30pm – 9pm	23.3p
9pm – 9.30pm	28.9p
9.30pm – 10pm	22.7p
10pm – 10.30pm	23.6p
10.30pm – 11pm	20.0p
11pm – 11.30pm	23.1p
11.30pm – 12am	20.8p