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.

How free electricity works

Period

Region

Monday 5 Oct 2026 · half-hourly prices

South Eastern England

Price for each half-hour
Negative price (you’re paid to use power)

Stats for Monday 5 Oct 2026

11.7p

Cheapest half-hour 1pm – 1.30pm

53.5p

Dearest half-hour 6.30pm – 7pm

0 hours

Negative prices none on 5 Oct 2026

13.3p avg

Cheapest 3 hours 11am – 2pm

28.2p

Average price on 5 Oct 2026

Show as a table

Time	Price
12am – 12.30am	23.7p
12.30am – 1am	23.0p
1am – 1.30am	22.7p
1.30am – 2am	23.1p
2am – 2.30am	23.5p
2.30am – 3am	23.6p
3am – 3.30am	23.4p
3.30am – 4am	22.9p
4am – 4.30am	24.1p
4.30am – 5am	24.3p
5am – 5.30am	26.4p
5.30am – 6am	24.1p
6am – 6.30am	26.2p
6.30am – 7am	32.7p
7am – 7.30am	32.5p
7.30am – 8am	37.4p
8am – 8.30am	31.2p
8.30am – 9am	30.3p
9am – 9.30am	28.4p
9.30am – 10am	24.7p
10am – 10.30am	22.5p
10.30am – 11am	20.2p
11am – 11.30am	15.0p
11.30am – 12pm	13.4p
12pm – 12.30pm	13.9p
12.30pm – 1pm	13.7p
1pm – 1.30pm	11.7p
1.30pm – 2pm	11.7p
2pm – 2.30pm	16.3p
2.30pm – 3pm	18.0p
3pm – 3.30pm	24.2p
3.30pm – 4pm	25.4p
4pm – 4.30pm	42.5p
4.30pm – 5pm	43.9p
5pm – 5.30pm	47.2p
5.30pm – 6pm	50.6p
6pm – 6.30pm	50.5p
6.30pm – 7pm	53.5p
7pm – 7.30pm	39.4p
7.30pm – 8pm	39.1p
8pm – 8.30pm	38.0p
8.30pm – 9pm	35.7p
9pm – 9.30pm	35.1p
9.30pm – 10pm	32.5p
10pm – 10.30pm	28.5p
10.30pm – 11pm	28.2p
11pm – 11.30pm	27.2p
11.30pm – 12am	27.2p