Negative prices
Thu 17 Sep · Fri 18 Sep · Sat 19 Sep
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 17 Sep 2026 · half-hourly prices
South Eastern England
- Price for each half-hour
- Negative price (you’re paid to use power)
Stats for Thursday 17 Sep 2026
−2.0p
Cheapest half-hour 12.30pm – 1pm
49.3p
Dearest half-hour 6.30pm – 7pm
4 hours
Negative prices 11am – 3pm
−1.7p avg
Cheapest 3 hours 11.30am – 2.30pm
22.5p
Average price on 17 Sep 2026
Show as a table
| Time | Price |
|---|---|
| 12am – 12.30am | 27.7p |
| 12.30am – 1am | 26.3p |
| 1am – 1.30am | 24.4p |
| 1.30am – 2am | 24.0p |
| 2am – 2.30am | 23.6p |
| 2.30am – 3am | 22.9p |
| 3am – 3.30am | 22.3p |
| 3.30am – 4am | 21.6p |
| 4am – 4.30am | 24.5p |
| 4.30am – 5am | 24.5p |
| 5am – 5.30am | 25.3p |
| 5.30am – 6am | 26.3p |
| 6am – 6.30am | 27.0p |
| 6.30am – 7am | 32.5p |
| 7am – 7.30am | 32.0p |
| 7.30am – 8am | 34.9p |
| 8am – 8.30am | 32.2p |
| 8.30am – 9am | 28.8p |
| 9am – 9.30am | 21.8p |
| 9.30am – 10am | 12.8p |
| 10am – 10.30am | 5.3p |
| 10.30am – 11am | 3.2p |
| 11am – 11.30am | −0.1p |
| 11.30am – 12pm | −1.6p |
| 12pm – 12.30pm | −1.6p |
| 12.30pm – 1pm | −2.0p |
| 1pm – 1.30pm | −1.2p |
| 1.30pm – 2pm | −1.7p |
| 2pm – 2.30pm | −1.9p |
| 2.30pm – 3pm | −1.1p |
| 3pm – 3.30pm | 5.3p |
| 3.30pm – 4pm | 7.2p |
| 4pm – 4.30pm | 23.0p |
| 4.30pm – 5pm | 33.2p |
| 5pm – 5.30pm | 39.1p |
| 5.30pm – 6pm | 43.7p |
| 6pm – 6.30pm | 48.7p |
| 6.30pm – 7pm | 49.3p |
| 7pm – 7.30pm | 37.0p |
| 7.30pm – 8pm | 37.7p |
| 8pm – 8.30pm | 36.1p |
| 8.30pm – 9pm | 35.3p |
| 9pm – 9.30pm | 34.2p |
| 9.30pm – 10pm | 30.7p |
| 10pm – 10.30pm | 30.8p |
| 10.30pm – 11pm | 25.9p |
| 11pm – 11.30pm | 26.5p |
| 11.30pm – 12am | 21.6p |
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