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
Sunday 26 Jul 2026 · half-hourly prices
South Eastern England
- Price for each half-hour
- Negative price (you’re paid to use power)
Stats for Sunday 26 Jul 2026
−5.4p
Cheapest half-hour 1.30pm – 2pm
37.6p
Dearest half-hour 6.30pm – 7pm
5 hours
Negative prices 11am – 4pm
−4.9p avg
Cheapest 3 hours 12.30pm – 3.30pm
15.6p
Average price on 26 Jul 2026
Show as a table
| Time | Price |
|---|---|
| 12am – 12.30am | 28.9p |
| 12.30am – 1am | 27.2p |
| 1am – 1.30am | 26.0p |
| 1.30am – 2am | 25.3p |
| 2am – 2.30am | 25.2p |
| 2.30am – 3am | 23.4p |
| 3am – 3.30am | 22.4p |
| 3.30am – 4am | 21.8p |
| 4am – 4.30am | 21.4p |
| 4.30am – 5am | 19.4p |
| 5am – 5.30am | 18.4p |
| 5.30am – 6am | 17.6p |
| 6am – 6.30am | 18.0p |
| 6.30am – 7am | 18.2p |
| 7am – 7.30am | 15.6p |
| 7.30am – 8am | 16.8p |
| 8am – 8.30am | 8.3p |
| 8.30am – 9am | 8.0p |
| 9am – 9.30am | 2.3p |
| 9.30am – 10am | 1.1p |
| 10am – 10.30am | 1.4p |
| 10.30am – 11am | 1.1p |
| 11am – 11.30am | −2.6p |
| 11.30am – 12pm | −4.6p |
| 12pm – 12.30pm | −3.5p |
| 12.30pm – 1pm | −5.2p |
| 1pm – 1.30pm | −4.4p |
| 1.30pm – 2pm | −5.4p |
| 2pm – 2.30pm | −4.8p |
| 2.30pm – 3pm | −4.6p |
| 3pm – 3.30pm | −5.3p |
| 3.30pm – 4pm | −4.8p |
| 4pm – 4.30pm | 11.6p |
| 4.30pm – 5pm | 19.1p |
| 5pm – 5.30pm | 28.5p |
| 5.30pm – 6pm | 31.3p |
| 6pm – 6.30pm | 36.8p |
| 6.30pm – 7pm | 37.6p |
| 7pm – 7.30pm | 27.9p |
| 7.30pm – 8pm | 28.4p |
| 8pm – 8.30pm | 27.9p |
| 8.30pm – 9pm | 27.9p |
| 9pm – 9.30pm | 27.8p |
| 9.30pm – 10pm | 27.7p |
| 10pm – 10.30pm | 27.9p |
| 10.30pm – 11pm | 26.5p |
| 11pm – 11.30pm | 21.7p |
| 11.30pm – 12am | 18.3p |
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