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

Negative prices (Storm Lilian)

Wed 21 Aug · Thu 22 Aug · Fri 23 Aug · Sat 24 Aug · Sun 25 Aug

What caused it · More notable days

Saturday 24 Aug 2024 · half-hourly prices

South Eastern England

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

Stats for Saturday 24 Aug 2024

−2.8p

Cheapest half-hour 11.30pm – 12am

30.8p

Dearest half-hour 6.30pm – 7pm

0.5 hours

Negative prices 11.30pm – 12am

6.0p avg

Cheapest 3 hours 9pm – 12am

14.7p

Average price on 24 Aug 2024

Show as a table

Time	Price
12am – 12.30am	13.7p
12.30am – 1am	13.2p
1am – 1.30am	13.2p
1.30am – 2am	14.4p
2am – 2.30am	13.9p
2.30am – 3am	13.2p
3am – 3.30am	13.8p
3.30am – 4am	13.7p
4am – 4.30am	13.1p
4.30am – 5am	15.4p
5am – 5.30am	15.3p
5.30am – 6am	17.3p
6am – 6.30am	15.3p
6.30am – 7am	18.5p
7am – 7.30am	10.6p
7.30am – 8am	14.9p
8am – 8.30am	17.6p
8.30am – 9am	21.4p
9am – 9.30am	20.0p
9.30am – 10am	18.9p
10am – 10.30am	19.4p
10.30am – 11am	18.2p
11am – 11.30am	20.3p
11.30am – 12pm	20.3p
12pm – 12.30pm	18.0p
12.30pm – 1pm	16.7p
1pm – 1.30pm	15.7p
1.30pm – 2pm	12.0p
2pm – 2.30pm	5.2p
2.30pm – 3pm	2.8p
3pm – 3.30pm	5.3p
3.30pm – 4pm	5.1p
4pm – 4.30pm	14.9p
4.30pm – 5pm	21.4p
5pm – 5.30pm	23.4p
5.30pm – 6pm	26.2p
6pm – 6.30pm	29.2p
6.30pm – 7pm	30.8p
7pm – 7.30pm	15.7p
7.30pm – 8pm	14.3p
8pm – 8.30pm	13.9p
8.30pm – 9pm	13.9p
9pm – 9.30pm	13.2p
9.30pm – 10pm	8.6p
10pm – 10.30pm	10.3p
10.30pm – 11pm	3.5p
11pm – 11.30pm	3.1p
11.30pm – 12am	−2.8p