Negative prices
Thu 2 Jul · Sat 4 Jul
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 4 Jul 2026 · half-hourly prices
South Eastern England
- Price for each half-hour
- Negative price (you’re paid to use power)
Stats for Saturday 4 Jul 2026
−5.4p
Cheapest half-hour 1.30pm – 2pm
30.9p
Dearest half-hour 6.30pm – 7pm
8.5 hours
Negative prices in 2 spells
−4.3p avg
Cheapest 3 hours 11.30am – 2.30pm
10.2p
Average price on 4 Jul 2026
Show as a table
| Time | Price |
|---|---|
| 12am – 12.30am | 21.7p |
| 12.30am – 1am | 21.2p |
| 1am – 1.30am | 20.6p |
| 1.30am – 2am | 19.9p |
| 2am – 2.30am | 18.2p |
| 2.30am – 3am | 15.6p |
| 3am – 3.30am | 14.6p |
| 3.30am – 4am | 12.1p |
| 4am – 4.30am | 11.2p |
| 4.30am – 5am | 9.2p |
| 5am – 5.30am | 8.1p |
| 5.30am – 6am | 6.9p |
| 6am – 6.30am | 8.6p |
| 6.30am – 7am | 8.6p |
| 7am – 7.30am | −0.9p |
| 7.30am – 8am | 1.2p |
| 8am – 8.30am | −1.1p |
| 8.30am – 9am | −2.2p |
| 9am – 9.30am | −1.9p |
| 9.30am – 10am | −2.8p |
| 10am – 10.30am | −2.6p |
| 10.30am – 11am | −3.3p |
| 11am – 11.30am | −2.8p |
| 11.30am – 12pm | −4.0p |
| 12pm – 12.30pm | −4.2p |
| 12.30pm – 1pm | −4.4p |
| 1pm – 1.30pm | −4.2p |
| 1.30pm – 2pm | −5.4p |
| 2pm – 2.30pm | −3.8p |
| 2.30pm – 3pm | −3.7p |
| 3pm – 3.30pm | −3.7p |
| 3.30pm – 4pm | −2.9p |
| 4pm – 4.30pm | 9.6p |
| 4.30pm – 5pm | 12.8p |
| 5pm – 5.30pm | 17.6p |
| 5.30pm – 6pm | 24.1p |
| 6pm – 6.30pm | 27.6p |
| 6.30pm – 7pm | 30.9p |
| 7pm – 7.30pm | 21.6p |
| 7.30pm – 8pm | 22.0p |
| 8pm – 8.30pm | 21.4p |
| 8.30pm – 9pm | 22.4p |
| 9pm – 9.30pm | 21.7p |
| 9.30pm – 10pm | 22.7p |
| 10pm – 10.30pm | 22.4p |
| 10.30pm – 11pm | 21.0p |
| 11pm – 11.30pm | 23.8p |
| 11.30pm – 12am | 22.8p |
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