Negative prices (Storm Gerrit)
Tue 26 Dec · Wed 27 Dec · Thu 28 Dec · Fri 29 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
Thursday 28 Dec 2023 · half-hourly prices
South Eastern England
- Price for each half-hour
- Negative price (you’re paid to use power)
Stats for Thursday 28 Dec 2023
−2.3p
Cheapest half-hour 10.30pm – 11pm
30.6p
Dearest half-hour 6pm – 6.30pm
4 hours
Negative prices in 7 spells
−0.6p avg
Cheapest 3 hours 2.30am – 5.30am
8.2p
Average price on 28 Dec 2023
Show as a table
| Time | Price |
|---|---|
| 12am – 12.30am | −0.7p |
| 12.30am – 1am | 1.2p |
| 1am – 1.30am | 1.8p |
| 1.30am – 2am | −0.5p |
| 2am – 2.30am | 1.6p |
| 2.30am – 3am | −0.5p |
| 3am – 3.30am | 0.4p |
| 3.30am – 4am | −1.7p |
| 4am – 4.30am | 0.4p |
| 4.30am – 5am | −1.7p |
| 5am – 5.30am | −0.5p |
| 5.30am – 6am | 0.1p |
| 6am – 6.30am | 0.0p |
| 6.30am – 7am | 4.6p |
| 7am – 7.30am | 4.6p |
| 7.30am – 8am | 9.7p |
| 8am – 8.30am | 3.0p |
| 8.30am – 9am | 11.2p |
| 9am – 9.30am | 5.8p |
| 9.30am – 10am | 10.0p |
| 10am – 10.30am | 8.2p |
| 10.30am – 11am | 10.3p |
| 11am – 11.30am | 8.2p |
| 11.30am – 12pm | 10.0p |
| 12pm – 12.30pm | 10.3p |
| 12.30pm – 1pm | 9.8p |
| 1pm – 1.30pm | 11.3p |
| 1.30pm – 2pm | 10.6p |
| 2pm – 2.30pm | 9.8p |
| 2.30pm – 3pm | 9.5p |
| 3pm – 3.30pm | 8.3p |
| 3.30pm – 4pm | 10.3p |
| 4pm – 4.30pm | 24.3p |
| 4.30pm – 5pm | 29.1p |
| 5pm – 5.30pm | 30.1p |
| 5.30pm – 6pm | 29.2p |
| 6pm – 6.30pm | 30.6p |
| 6.30pm – 7pm | 28.9p |
| 7pm – 7.30pm | 15.3p |
| 7.30pm – 8pm | 13.0p |
| 8pm – 8.30pm | 12.7p |
| 8.30pm – 9pm | 6.5p |
| 9pm – 9.30pm | 9.6p |
| 9.30pm – 10pm | 1.5p |
| 10pm – 10.30pm | 2.6p |
| 10.30pm – 11pm | −2.3p |
| 11pm – 11.30pm | 0.9p |
| 11.30pm – 12am | −2.3p |
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