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
Sunday 25 May 2025 · half-hourly prices
South Eastern England
- Price for each half-hour
- Negative price (you’re paid to use power)
Stats for Sunday 25 May 2025
−8.8p
Cheapest half-hour 3pm – 3.30pm
19.5p
Dearest half-hour 6.30pm – 7pm
14 hours
Negative prices in 4 spells
−6.8p avg
Cheapest 3 hours 1pm – 4pm
1.3p
Average price on 25 May 2025
Show as a table
| Time | Price |
|---|---|
| 12am – 12.30am | 0.0p |
| 12.30am – 1am | −0.3p |
| 1am – 1.30am | −1.6p |
| 1.30am – 2am | −2.8p |
| 2am – 2.30am | 0.1p |
| 2.30am – 3am | −0.7p |
| 3am – 3.30am | −0.5p |
| 3.30am – 4am | 0.0p |
| 4am – 4.30am | −0.5p |
| 4.30am – 5am | −0.9p |
| 5am – 5.30am | 0.0p |
| 5.30am – 6am | −1.3p |
| 6am – 6.30am | −0.0p |
| 6.30am – 7am | −1.6p |
| 7am – 7.30am | −0.2p |
| 7.30am – 8am | −2.1p |
| 8am – 8.30am | −2.3p |
| 8.30am – 9am | −2.3p |
| 9am – 9.30am | −4.3p |
| 9.30am – 10am | −6.0p |
| 10am – 10.30am | −5.1p |
| 10.30am – 11am | −6.9p |
| 11am – 11.30am | −5.8p |
| 11.30am – 12pm | −5.8p |
| 12pm – 12.30pm | −4.9p |
| 12.30pm – 1pm | −3.9p |
| 1pm – 1.30pm | −6.8p |
| 1.30pm – 2pm | −8.3p |
| 2pm – 2.30pm | −6.7p |
| 2.30pm – 3pm | −5.7p |
| 3pm – 3.30pm | −8.8p |
| 3.30pm – 4pm | −4.8p |
| 4pm – 4.30pm | 5.7p |
| 4.30pm – 5pm | 11.7p |
| 5pm – 5.30pm | 11.6p |
| 5.30pm – 6pm | 13.5p |
| 6pm – 6.30pm | 16.0p |
| 6.30pm – 7pm | 19.5p |
| 7pm – 7.30pm | 8.3p |
| 7.30pm – 8pm | 11.1p |
| 8pm – 8.30pm | 10.2p |
| 8.30pm – 9pm | 11.1p |
| 9pm – 9.30pm | 10.4p |
| 9.30pm – 10pm | 9.5p |
| 10pm – 10.30pm | 10.7p |
| 10.30pm – 11pm | 2.7p |
| 11pm – 11.30pm | 8.1p |
| 11.30pm – 12am | 4.1p |
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