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

Thursday 8 Oct 2026 · half-hourly prices

South Western England

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

Stats for Thursday 8 Oct 2026

12.9p

Cheapest half-hour 11.30pm – 12am

54.3p

Dearest half-hour 6.30pm – 7pm

0 hours

Negative prices none on 8 Oct 2026

18.7p avg

Cheapest 3 hours 1am – 4am

28.2p

Average price on 8 Oct 2026

Show as a table

Time	Price
12am – 12.30am	19.5p
12.30am – 1am	19.9p
1am – 1.30am	18.5p
1.30am – 2am	18.9p
2am – 2.30am	18.6p
2.30am – 3am	19.4p
3am – 3.30am	18.8p
3.30am – 4am	17.8p
4am – 4.30am	18.9p
4.30am – 5am	19.6p
5am – 5.30am	21.2p
5.30am – 6am	24.1p
6am – 6.30am	28.1p
6.30am – 7am	34.6p
7am – 7.30am	34.6p
7.30am – 8am	36.0p
8am – 8.30am	33.7p
8.30am – 9am	32.6p
9am – 9.30am	32.3p
9.30am – 10am	27.8p
10am – 10.30am	24.3p
10.30am – 11am	23.0p
11am – 11.30am	21.3p
11.30am – 12pm	21.4p
12pm – 12.30pm	20.3p
12.30pm – 1pm	20.9p
1pm – 1.30pm	20.0p
1.30pm – 2pm	20.9p
2pm – 2.30pm	22.6p
2.30pm – 3pm	22.2p
3pm – 3.30pm	23.1p
3.30pm – 4pm	26.3p
4pm – 4.30pm	39.7p
4.30pm – 5pm	44.3p
5pm – 5.30pm	48.2p
5.30pm – 6pm	50.2p
6pm – 6.30pm	53.0p
6.30pm – 7pm	54.3p
7pm – 7.30pm	41.0p
7.30pm – 8pm	39.9p
8pm – 8.30pm	38.9p
8.30pm – 9pm	33.6p
9pm – 9.30pm	34.4p
9.30pm – 10pm	29.2p
10pm – 10.30pm	27.5p
10.30pm – 11pm	22.8p
11pm – 11.30pm	20.5p
11.30pm – 12am	12.9p