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

Sunday 27 Sep 2026 · half-hourly prices

Southern Scotland

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

Stats for Sunday 27 Sep 2026

−2.5p

Cheapest half-hour 11.30am – 12pm

48.4p

Dearest half-hour 6.30pm – 7pm

5.5 hours

Negative prices 10am – 3.30pm

−2.1p avg

Cheapest 3 hours 11.30am – 2.30pm

20.4p

Average price on 27 Sep 2026

Show as a table

Time	Price
12am – 12.30am	30.2p
12.30am – 1am	29.1p
1am – 1.30am	29.8p
1.30am – 2am	28.6p
2am – 2.30am	28.9p
2.30am – 3am	27.2p
3am – 3.30am	27.1p
3.30am – 4am	26.3p
4am – 4.30am	26.6p
4.30am – 5am	24.7p
5am – 5.30am	30.4p
5.30am – 6am	25.5p
6am – 6.30am	26.5p
6.30am – 7am	26.0p
7am – 7.30am	21.9p
7.30am – 8am	21.9p
8am – 8.30am	9.7p
8.30am – 9am	9.7p
9am – 9.30am	1.5p
9.30am – 10am	0.4p
10am – 10.30am	−1.3p
10.30am – 11am	−1.3p
11am – 11.30am	−2.1p
11.30am – 12pm	−2.5p
12pm – 12.30pm	−2.3p
12.30pm – 1pm	−2.0p
1pm – 1.30pm	−2.0p
1.30pm – 2pm	−1.5p
2pm – 2.30pm	−2.4p
2.30pm – 3pm	−1.3p
3pm – 3.30pm	−2.1p
3.30pm – 4pm	2.1p
4pm – 4.30pm	30.9p
4.30pm – 5pm	35.1p
5pm – 5.30pm	40.8p
5.30pm – 6pm	46.3p
6pm – 6.30pm	47.6p
6.30pm – 7pm	48.4p
7pm – 7.30pm	33.8p
7.30pm – 8pm	33.1p
8pm – 8.30pm	31.8p
8.30pm – 9pm	30.2p
9pm – 9.30pm	29.6p
9.30pm – 10pm	29.1p
10pm – 10.30pm	28.2p
10.30pm – 11pm	23.8p
11pm – 11.30pm	28.7p
11.30pm – 12am	28.7p