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 19 Oct 2026 · half-hourly prices

South Western England

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

Stats for Monday 19 Oct 2026

31.7p

Cheapest half-hour 2am – 2.30am

60.9p

Dearest half-hour 5.30pm – 6pm

0 hours

Negative prices none on 19 Oct 2026

32.5p avg

Cheapest 3 hours 12am – 3am

40.9p

Average price on 19 Oct 2026

Show as a table

Time	Price
12am – 12.30am	32.9p
12.30am – 1am	33.1p
1am – 1.30am	32.1p
1.30am – 2am	32.8p
2am – 2.30am	31.7p
2.30am – 3am	32.4p
3am – 3.30am	33.5p
3.30am – 4am	33.5p
4am – 4.30am	34.3p
4.30am – 5am	33.7p
5am – 5.30am	41.3p
5.30am – 6am	41.2p
6am – 6.30am	46.4p
6.30am – 7am	45.4p
7am – 7.30am	46.6p
7.30am – 8am	50.6p
8am – 8.30am	47.5p
8.30am – 9am	47.5p
9am – 9.30am	42.7p
9.30am – 10am	40.8p
10am – 10.30am	39.3p
10.30am – 11am	39.0p
11am – 11.30am	37.1p
11.30am – 12pm	37.1p
12pm – 12.30pm	37.6p
12.30pm – 1pm	37.1p
1pm – 1.30pm	37.6p
1.30pm – 2pm	37.7p
2pm – 2.30pm	37.2p
2.30pm – 3pm	37.1p
3pm – 3.30pm	39.9p
3.30pm – 4pm	41.8p
4pm – 4.30pm	57.7p
4.30pm – 5pm	58.7p
5pm – 5.30pm	59.5p
5.30pm – 6pm	60.9p
6pm – 6.30pm	59.2p
6.30pm – 7pm	58.0p
7pm – 7.30pm	45.0p
7.30pm – 8pm	42.1p
8pm – 8.30pm	36.9p
8.30pm – 9pm	38.3p
9pm – 9.30pm	39.0p
9.30pm – 10pm	37.3p
10pm – 10.30pm	34.2p
10.30pm – 11pm	31.9p
11pm – 11.30pm	34.6p
11.30pm – 12am	32.6p