Negative prices (Storm Pia and Christmas)
Thu 21 Dec · Fri 22 Dec · Sat 23 Dec · Sun 24 Dec · Mon 25 Dec
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.
Region
Half-hourly prices
Friday 22 Dec 2023 · half-hourly prices
South Eastern England
- Price for each half-hour
- Negative price (you’re paid to use power)
Stats for Friday 22 Dec 2023
−0.9p
Cheapest half-hour 12am – 12.30am
29.2p
Dearest half-hour 4.30pm – 5pm
3.5 hours
Negative prices in 5 spells
−0.3p avg
Cheapest 3 hours 1.30am – 4.30am
10.1p
Average price on 22 Dec 2023
Show as a table
| Time | Price |
|---|---|
| 12am – 12.30am | −0.9p |
| 12.30am – 1am | 1.1p |
| 1am – 1.30am | 0.9p |
| 1.30am – 2am | −0.9p |
| 2am – 2.30am | 0.0p |
| 2.30am – 3am | −0.5p |
| 3am – 3.30am | −0.2p |
| 3.30am – 4am | −0.2p |
| 4am – 4.30am | 0.0p |
| 4.30am – 5am | 0.0p |
| 5am – 5.30am | −0.3p |
| 5.30am – 6am | 0.0p |
| 6am – 6.30am | 0.5p |
| 6.30am – 7am | 5.5p |
| 7am – 7.30am | 4.6p |
| 7.30am – 8am | 11.1p |
| 8am – 8.30am | 15.4p |
| 8.30am – 9am | 16.2p |
| 9am – 9.30am | 14.8p |
| 9.30am – 10am | 13.4p |
| 10am – 10.30am | 14.2p |
| 10.30am – 11am | 14.0p |
| 11am – 11.30am | 12.0p |
| 11.30am – 12pm | 11.9p |
| 12pm – 12.30pm | 12.0p |
| 12.30pm – 1pm | 11.8p |
| 1pm – 1.30pm | 11.6p |
| 1.30pm – 2pm | 11.3p |
| 2pm – 2.30pm | 11.6p |
| 2.30pm – 3pm | 11.6p |
| 3pm – 3.30pm | 11.3p |
| 3.30pm – 4pm | 13.4p |
| 4pm – 4.30pm | 25.9p |
| 4.30pm – 5pm | 29.2p |
| 5pm – 5.30pm | 29.0p |
| 5.30pm – 6pm | 29.2p |
| 6pm – 6.30pm | 28.8p |
| 6.30pm – 7pm | 28.8p |
| 7pm – 7.30pm | 16.4p |
| 7.30pm – 8pm | 15.0p |
| 8pm – 8.30pm | 13.6p |
| 8.30pm – 9pm | 10.5p |
| 9pm – 9.30pm | 12.0p |
| 9.30pm – 10pm | 6.9p |
| 10pm – 10.30pm | 6.0p |
| 10.30pm – 11pm | 0.7p |
| 11pm – 11.30pm | 3.9p |
| 11.30pm – 12am | −0.6p |
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