Negative prices (bank holiday weekend, record low demand)
Sat 24 May · Sun 25 May
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
Saturday 24 May 2025 · half-hourly prices
South Eastern England
- Price for each half-hour
- Negative price (you’re paid to use power)
Stats for Saturday 24 May 2025
−1.4p
Cheapest half-hour 11.30pm – 12am
34.1p
Dearest half-hour 6pm – 6.30pm
0.5 hours
Negative prices 11.30pm – 12am
5.9p avg
Cheapest 3 hours 12.30pm – 3.30pm
15.1p
Average price on 24 May 2025
Show as a table
| Time | Price |
|---|---|
| 12am – 12.30am | 18.4p |
| 12.30am – 1am | 18.7p |
| 1am – 1.30am | 17.9p |
| 1.30am – 2am | 17.7p |
| 2am – 2.30am | 17.7p |
| 2.30am – 3am | 15.5p |
| 3am – 3.30am | 14.5p |
| 3.30am – 4am | 13.6p |
| 4am – 4.30am | 13.6p |
| 4.30am – 5am | 12.7p |
| 5am – 5.30am | 13.3p |
| 5.30am – 6am | 12.6p |
| 6am – 6.30am | 12.8p |
| 6.30am – 7am | 13.6p |
| 7am – 7.30am | 11.6p |
| 7.30am – 8am | 13.2p |
| 8am – 8.30am | 13.6p |
| 8.30am – 9am | 14.2p |
| 9am – 9.30am | 14.4p |
| 9.30am – 10am | 13.9p |
| 10am – 10.30am | 13.8p |
| 10.30am – 11am | 10.4p |
| 11am – 11.30am | 10.2p |
| 11.30am – 12pm | 7.6p |
| 12pm – 12.30pm | 7.6p |
| 12.30pm – 1pm | 6.7p |
| 1pm – 1.30pm | 6.7p |
| 1.30pm – 2pm | 4.6p |
| 2pm – 2.30pm | 5.3p |
| 2.30pm – 3pm | 6.0p |
| 3pm – 3.30pm | 6.1p |
| 3.30pm – 4pm | 8.5p |
| 4pm – 4.30pm | 25.3p |
| 4.30pm – 5pm | 28.8p |
| 5pm – 5.30pm | 31.0p |
| 5.30pm – 6pm | 34.0p |
| 6pm – 6.30pm | 34.1p |
| 6.30pm – 7pm | 33.7p |
| 7pm – 7.30pm | 22.6p |
| 7.30pm – 8pm | 21.6p |
| 8pm – 8.30pm | 20.9p |
| 8.30pm – 9pm | 20.4p |
| 9pm – 9.30pm | 18.9p |
| 9.30pm – 10pm | 16.2p |
| 10pm – 10.30pm | 15.5p |
| 10.30pm – 11pm | 11.7p |
| 11pm – 11.30pm | 4.6p |
| 11.30pm – 12am | −1.4p |
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