Price spike
Wed 12 Aug · Thu 13 Aug
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
Thursday 13 Aug 2026 · half-hourly prices
South Eastern England
- Price for each half-hour
- Negative price (you’re paid to use power)
Stats for Thursday 13 Aug 2026
23.1p
Cheapest half-hour 3pm – 3.30pm
74.6p
Dearest half-hour 6.30pm – 7pm
0 hours
Negative prices none on 13 Aug 2026
23.6p avg
Cheapest 3 hours 1pm – 4pm
33.3p
Average price on 13 Aug 2026
Show as a table
| Time | Price |
|---|---|
| 12am – 12.30am | 25.8p |
| 12.30am – 1am | 25.5p |
| 1am – 1.30am | 24.6p |
| 1.30am – 2am | 25.1p |
| 2am – 2.30am | 24.7p |
| 2.30am – 3am | 24.7p |
| 3am – 3.30am | 24.9p |
| 3.30am – 4am | 25.3p |
| 4am – 4.30am | 27.4p |
| 4.30am – 5am | 27.3p |
| 5am – 5.30am | 29.5p |
| 5.30am – 6am | 29.8p |
| 6am – 6.30am | 29.9p |
| 6.30am – 7am | 30.7p |
| 7am – 7.30am | 26.4p |
| 7.30am – 8am | 28.5p |
| 8am – 8.30am | 28.3p |
| 8.30am – 9am | 27.0p |
| 9am – 9.30am | 29.1p |
| 9.30am – 10am | 29.4p |
| 10am – 10.30am | 27.0p |
| 10.30am – 11am | 24.7p |
| 11am – 11.30am | 24.4p |
| 11.30am – 12pm | 23.8p |
| 12pm – 12.30pm | 24.0p |
| 12.30pm – 1pm | 24.1p |
| 1pm – 1.30pm | 23.8p |
| 1.30pm – 2pm | 23.7p |
| 2pm – 2.30pm | 23.5p |
| 2.30pm – 3pm | 23.5p |
| 3pm – 3.30pm | 23.1p |
| 3.30pm – 4pm | 23.8p |
| 4pm – 4.30pm | 39.9p |
| 4.30pm – 5pm | 39.9p |
| 5pm – 5.30pm | 47.8p |
| 5.30pm – 6pm | 52.1p |
| 6pm – 6.30pm | 73.5p |
| 6.30pm – 7pm | 74.6p |
| 7pm – 7.30pm | 62.4p |
| 7.30pm – 8pm | 63.5p |
| 8pm – 8.30pm | 49.5p |
| 8.30pm – 9pm | 48.7p |
| 9pm – 9.30pm | 42.7p |
| 9.30pm – 10pm | 37.4p |
| 10pm – 10.30pm | 35.4p |
| 10.30pm – 11pm | 33.9p |
| 11pm – 11.30pm | 31.0p |
| 11.30pm – 12am | 30.6p |
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