Negative prices
Sat 25 Jul · Sun 26 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 25 Jul 2026 · half-hourly prices
South Eastern England
- Price for each half-hour
- Negative price (you’re paid to use power)
Stats for Saturday 25 Jul 2026
−6.9p
Cheapest half-hour 12pm – 12.30pm
41.1p
Dearest half-hour 6.30pm – 7pm
8 hours
Negative prices 8am – 4pm
−5.7p avg
Cheapest 3 hours 11.30am – 2.30pm
15.3p
Average price on 25 Jul 2026
Show as a table
| Time | Price |
|---|---|
| 12am – 12.30am | 25.4p |
| 12.30am – 1am | 27.6p |
| 1am – 1.30am | 27.7p |
| 1.30am – 2am | 25.9p |
| 2am – 2.30am | 25.9p |
| 2.30am – 3am | 23.4p |
| 3am – 3.30am | 22.4p |
| 3.30am – 4am | 20.5p |
| 4am – 4.30am | 21.8p |
| 4.30am – 5am | 21.4p |
| 5am – 5.30am | 21.0p |
| 5.30am – 6am | 19.7p |
| 6am – 6.30am | 19.2p |
| 6.30am – 7am | 18.0p |
| 7am – 7.30am | 14.1p |
| 7.30am – 8am | 15.2p |
| 8am – 8.30am | −1.2p |
| 8.30am – 9am | −1.4p |
| 9am – 9.30am | −3.5p |
| 9.30am – 10am | −3.8p |
| 10am – 10.30am | −3.9p |
| 10.30am – 11am | −4.7p |
| 11am – 11.30am | −4.1p |
| 11.30am – 12pm | −4.6p |
| 12pm – 12.30pm | −6.9p |
| 12.30pm – 1pm | −5.9p |
| 1pm – 1.30pm | −5.7p |
| 1.30pm – 2pm | −6.5p |
| 2pm – 2.30pm | −4.9p |
| 2.30pm – 3pm | −3.3p |
| 3pm – 3.30pm | −4.8p |
| 3.30pm – 4pm | −3.4p |
| 4pm – 4.30pm | 4.8p |
| 4.30pm – 5pm | 14.4p |
| 5pm – 5.30pm | 22.2p |
| 5.30pm – 6pm | 30.0p |
| 6pm – 6.30pm | 39.6p |
| 6.30pm – 7pm | 41.1p |
| 7pm – 7.30pm | 29.3p |
| 7.30pm – 8pm | 30.7p |
| 8pm – 8.30pm | 32.1p |
| 8.30pm – 9pm | 33.0p |
| 9pm – 9.30pm | 30.3p |
| 9.30pm – 10pm | 31.5p |
| 10pm – 10.30pm | 29.6p |
| 10.30pm – 11pm | 29.3p |
| 11pm – 11.30pm | 29.9p |
| 11.30pm – 12am | 28.0p |
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