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What UK households pay for energy, and what your region should charge

Ofgem price cap, 1 Oct to 31 Dec 2026: £1,723/yr, +£60 (+4%) on the period before, source dated 26 August 2026. The Ofgem price cap, what it actually caps, and why your neighbour two counties over pays £90 a year more in standing charges.

Ofgem price cap, 1 Oct to 31 Dec 2026

£1,723/yr

Dual fuel, direct debit, at typical consumption. Announced 07:00 on 26 August 2026.

Change

+£60 (+4%)

Source: Ofgem

Standard credit

£1,861

+4%

Prepayment

£1,678

+4%

Economy 7, electricity only

£1,046

+1%

On fixed tariffs, unaffected

35%

Ofgem also cites 11m, on a different count

Two numbers make up your bill. The standing charge is a fixed daily fee you pay whether or not you use anything, about 55p a day for electricity, so roughly £200 a year before you switch a light on. The unit rate is what you pay for each unit you actually use, about 26p for electricity and 8p for gas. The price cap limits both of those. It does not cap your total bill, so if you use more than average you will pay more than the headline figure. More words explained →

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The cap figure is what a typical household pays. If you use more than typical you will be above it, and that is arithmetic rather than a fault.

What you pay here depends on where you live. Put your postcode in and we will show your area's figure rather than the national one.

Below: what is changing, what you could be paying, and what you might be owed. The longer detail stays folded until you want it.

The next price capWhen it changes, and by how much

The next price cap

1 January to 31 March 2027. The three dates that matter, counting down live.

84days 18 November 2026

The observation window shuts. After this the wholesale cost is fixed and the number is effectively known.Date expected, not yet confirmed. It follows Ofgem's quarterly pattern.

91days 25 November 2026

Ofgem announces. Usually about a week after the window shuts, at 07:00.Date expected, not yet confirmed. It follows Ofgem's quarterly pattern.

128days 1 January 2027

It reaches your bill. This date is certain.

Why a live gas price would not help you

Ofgem does not set the cap from today's gas price. It uses an observation window that closes about two months before the period starts, so the wholesale price this week lands on bills in roughly three to six months, not now. That is why a live wholesale ticker tells you almost nothing about your next bill, and why the date the window shuts is the date worth watching.

What actually moves it

Wholesale gas, which is the largest single component but a shrinking share of the bill
Network charges, which are rising and are set separately
Policy levies, including the nuclear regulated asset base charge
The zero rate of VAT on electricity, which ends on 31 March 2027 and is worth about £45 a year

Forecast for this periodNone published yetNobody credible has forecast this period. When somebody does, it appears here with a date and a name against it.

How much a forecast is worth, by the way

For the October 2026 cap, Cornwall Insight's final forecast was £1,729.31. Ofgem set £1,723. £6 out, about a third of one percent.

Forecasts are unreliable early and accurate late, because they firm up as the observation window fills. Anything published today about January is a guess. The final forecast lands the day the window shuts.

Cheapest tariffs where you liveLive prices, ranked on the year

Cheapest tariffs where you live

196 electricity tariffs from 3 suppliers, ranked by what a year actually costs, not by the unit rate alone. A low unit rate with a high standing charge is a worse deal and this ordering catches that.

Checked 27 Aug 26, 05:30 UTC · octopus, edf, eonnext

Not the whole market yet

Three suppliers, not the whole market. Octopus, EDF and E.ON Next publish their prices openly so we can check them every day. British Gas, Scottish Power, Ovo and the rest do not, so they are not here. We would rather show you three suppliers we have actually verified than imply we have checked everybody.

Where the satisfaction figure comes from

Ofgem Energy Consumer Satisfaction Survey, January 2026. Fieldwork ran from 5 January to 3 February 2026 and asked 3,911 households. The GB average is 81%. Ofgem reports E.ON and E.ON Next as one group, so the E.ON Next figure covers both. Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read it →

We would rather use the Citizens Advice star rating, which is a better measure because it counts complaints, call waiting times and billing accuracy rather than asking people how they feel. We do not, because its terms do not allow reproduction for commercial purposes without written permission and this site carries affiliate links elsewhere. We have gone to Ofgem instead, which is published under the Open Government Licence, and we link to Citizens Advice rather than copying it. The Citizens Advice table →

What these prices are, exactly

Every one is the direct debit price for your region, today, with VAT at 5%. That matters more than it sounds. Each of these suppliers publishes two prices for the same tariff, one for direct debit and one for everything else, about 5% apart. Mixing the two up makes one supplier look cheaper than it is, so we take only the rate the supplier itself labels as direct debit.

We do not line these up against the cap figures at the top of the page. On 1 October a new cap starts and VAT on household electricity drops to 0%. The cap table is already on that new footing and these tariffs are not, so putting the two side by side would flatter one of them.

Show me for ranked by or find my region from my postcode →

Estimated annual cost is the standing charge for a year plus 2,500 kWh of electricity at the unit rate, which is Ofgem's typical consumption. Electricity only, paying by direct debit, and your own use decides your bill.

#	Supplier and tariff	Unit rate	Standing	Estimated year	Contract	Satisfaction	What kind of tariff
1	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 24m v43	24.01p per kWh	53.60p per day	£796 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Cheapest here Fixed price
2	E.ON Next Next Fixed 24m v65	24.03p per kWh	53.60p per day	£796 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
3	EDF Energy EDF Exclusive Sep28 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	24.04p per kWh	53.60p per day	£797 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
4	E.ON Next Next Pledge Tracker 12m v12	24.09p per kWh	53.60p per day	£798 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
5	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 12m v89	24.56p per kWh	53.60p per day	£810 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
6	E.ON Next Next Fixed 12m v151	24.58p per kWh	53.60p per day	£810 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
7	Octopus Energy Flexible Octopus	25.10p per kWh	50.31p per day	£811 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
8	Octopus Energy Octopus 12M Fixed	25.23p per kWh	50.31p per day	£814 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Fixed price
9	EDF Energy Simply Fixed 2Yr Sep28v3 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	24.86p per kWh	53.60p per day	£817 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
10	E.ON Next Next Gust 12m v62	25.06p per kWh	53.60p per day	£822 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
11	EDF Energy Standard Variable	25.10p per kWh	53.60p per day	£823 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
12	E.ON Next Next Flex	25.10p per kWh	53.60p per day	£823 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
13	E.ON Next Next Lower Daily Fixed 12m v151	28.18p per kWh	35.78p per day	£835 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
14	EDF Energy Simply Fixed Aug27v3 New sign ups close 1 Sep 26	26.66p per kWh	53.60p per day	£862 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
1	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 24m v43	25.15p per kWh	53.23p per day	£823 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Cheapest here Fixed price
2	E.ON Next Next Fixed 24m v65	25.17p per kWh	53.23p per day	£824 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
3	EDF Energy EDF Exclusive Sep28 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	25.14p per kWh	53.94p per day	£825 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
4	E.ON Next Next Pledge Tracker 12m v12	25.37p per kWh	53.94p per day	£831 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
5	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 12m v89	25.39p per kWh	53.94p per day	£832 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
6	E.ON Next Next Fixed 12m v151	25.41p per kWh	53.94p per day	£832 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
7	E.ON Next Next Gust 12m v62	25.89p per kWh	53.94p per day	£844 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
8	Octopus Energy Flexible Octopus	26.38p per kWh	50.66p per day	£844 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
9	EDF Energy Simply Fixed 2Yr Sep28v3 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	25.93p per kWh	53.94p per day	£845 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
10	Octopus Energy Octopus 12M Fixed	26.44p per kWh	50.66p per day	£846 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Fixed price
11	EDF Energy Standard Variable	26.38p per kWh	53.94p per day	£856 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
12	E.ON Next Next Flex	26.38p per kWh	53.94p per day	£856 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
13	E.ON Next Next Lower Daily Fixed 12m v151	29.01p per kWh	36.13p per day	£857 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
14	EDF Energy Simply Fixed Aug27v3 New sign ups close 1 Sep 26	28.07p per kWh	53.94p per day	£899 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
1	EDF Energy EDF Exclusive Sep28 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	24.46p per kWh	44.78p per day	£775 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Cheapest here Fixed price
2	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 24m v43	25.01p per kWh	41.61p per day	£777 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
3	E.ON Next Next Fixed 24m v65	25.03p per kWh	41.61p per day	£778 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
4	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 12m v89	25.22p per kWh	44.78p per day	£794 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
5	E.ON Next Next Fixed 12m v151	25.24p per kWh	44.78p per day	£794 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
6	E.ON Next Next Pledge Tracker 12m v12	25.34p per kWh	44.78p per day	£797 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
7	Octopus Energy Octopus 12M Fixed	25.92p per kWh	41.50p per day	£799 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Fixed price
8	E.ON Next Next Gust 12m v62	25.72p per kWh	44.78p per day	£806 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
9	Octopus Energy Flexible Octopus	26.35p per kWh	41.50p per day	£810 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
10	E.ON Next Next Lower Daily Fixed 12m v151	28.84p per kWh	26.97p per day	£819 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
11	EDF Energy Standard Variable	26.35p per kWh	44.78p per day	£822 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
12	E.ON Next Next Flex	26.35p per kWh	44.78p per day	£822 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
13	EDF Energy Simply Fixed 2Yr Sep28v3 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	26.91p per kWh	44.78p per day	£836 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
14	EDF Energy Simply Fixed Aug27v3 New sign ups close 1 Sep 26	27.35p per kWh	44.78p per day	£847 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
1	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 24m v43	25.16p per kWh	70.76p per day	£887 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Cheapest here Fixed price
2	E.ON Next Next Fixed 24m v65	25.18p per kWh	70.76p per day	£888 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
3	EDF Energy EDF Exclusive Sep28 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	25.61p per kWh	70.76p per day	£899 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
4	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 12m v89	25.95p per kWh	70.76p per day	£907 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
5	E.ON Next Next Fixed 12m v151	25.97p per kWh	70.76p per day	£908 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
6	E.ON Next Next Gust 12m v62	26.45p per kWh	70.76p per day	£920 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
7	E.ON Next Next Pledge Tracker 12m v12	26.65p per kWh	70.76p per day	£925 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
8	E.ON Next Next Lower Daily Fixed 12m v151	29.57p per kWh	52.94p per day	£932 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
9	Octopus Energy Flexible Octopus	27.66p per kWh	67.47p per day	£938 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
10	EDF Energy Simply Fixed 2Yr Sep28v3 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	27.18p per kWh	70.76p per day	£938 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
11	Octopus Energy Octopus 12M Fixed	27.95p per kWh	67.47p per day	£945 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Fixed price
12	EDF Energy Standard Variable	27.66p per kWh	70.76p per day	£950 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
13	E.ON Next Next Flex	27.66p per kWh	70.76p per day	£950 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
14	EDF Energy Simply Fixed Aug27v3 New sign ups close 1 Sep 26	29.08p per kWh	70.76p per day	£985 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
1	EDF Energy EDF Exclusive Sep28 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	24.16p per kWh	64.29p per day	£839 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Cheapest here Fixed price
2	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 24m v43	24.35p per kWh	63.31p per day	£840 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
3	E.ON Next Next Pledge Tracker 12m v12	24.21p per kWh	64.29p per day	£840 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
4	E.ON Next Next Fixed 24m v65	24.37p per kWh	63.31p per day	£840 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
5	Octopus Energy Flexible Octopus	25.22p per kWh	61.00p per day	£853 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
6	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 12m v89	24.84p per kWh	64.29p per day	£856 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
7	E.ON Next Next Fixed 12m v151	24.86p per kWh	64.29p per day	£856 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
8	EDF Energy Simply Fixed 2Yr Sep28v3 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	24.96p per kWh	64.29p per day	£859 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
9	Octopus Energy Octopus 12M Fixed	25.59p per kWh	61.00p per day	£862 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Fixed price
10	EDF Energy Standard Variable	25.22p per kWh	64.29p per day	£865 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
11	E.ON Next Next Flex	25.22p per kWh	64.29p per day	£865 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
12	E.ON Next Next Gust 12m v62	25.34p per kWh	64.29p per day	£868 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
13	E.ON Next Next Lower Daily Fixed 12m v151	28.46p per kWh	46.47p per day	£881 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
14	EDF Energy Simply Fixed Aug27v3 New sign ups close 1 Sep 26	26.79p per kWh	64.29p per day	£904 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
1	E.ON Next Next Pledge Tracker 12m v12	25.12p per kWh	47.61p per day	£802 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Cheapest here Variable, moves with the cap
2	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 24m v43	25.31p per kWh	47.61p per day	£807 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
3	E.ON Next Next Fixed 24m v65	25.33p per kWh	47.61p per day	£807 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
4	EDF Energy EDF Exclusive Sep28 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	25.50p per kWh	47.61p per day	£811 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
5	Octopus Energy Flexible Octopus	26.13p per kWh	44.32p per day	£815 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
6	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 12m v89	25.86p per kWh	47.61p per day	£820 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
7	E.ON Next Next Fixed 12m v151	25.88p per kWh	47.61p per day	£821 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
8	EDF Energy Standard Variable	26.13p per kWh	47.61p per day	£827 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
9	E.ON Next Next Flex	26.13p per kWh	47.61p per day	£827 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
10	E.ON Next Next Gust 12m v62	26.36p per kWh	47.61p per day	£833 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
11	Octopus Energy Octopus 12M Fixed	26.97p per kWh	44.32p per day	£836 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Fixed price
12	E.ON Next Next Lower Daily Fixed 12m v151	29.48p per kWh	29.79p per day	£846 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
13	EDF Energy Simply Fixed 2Yr Sep28v3 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	27.31p per kWh	47.61p per day	£857 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
14	EDF Energy Simply Fixed Aug27v3 New sign ups close 1 Sep 26	28.22p per kWh	47.61p per day	£879 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
1	E.ON Next Next Pledge Tracker 12m v12	25.41p per kWh	57.55p per day	£845 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Cheapest here Variable, moves with the cap
2	Octopus Energy Flexible Octopus	26.42p per kWh	54.26p per day	£859 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
3	EDF Energy EDF Exclusive Sep28 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	26.04p per kWh	57.55p per day	£861 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
4	Octopus Energy Octopus 12M Fixed	26.83p per kWh	54.26p per day	£869 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Fixed price
5	EDF Energy Standard Variable	26.42p per kWh	57.55p per day	£871 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
6	E.ON Next Next Flex	26.42p per kWh	57.55p per day	£871 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
7	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 12m v89	26.43p per kWh	57.55p per day	£871 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
8	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 24m v43	26.44p per kWh	57.55p per day	£871 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
9	E.ON Next Next Fixed 12m v151	26.45p per kWh	57.55p per day	£871 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
10	E.ON Next Next Fixed 24m v65	26.46p per kWh	57.55p per day	£872 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
11	E.ON Next Next Gust 12m v62	26.93p per kWh	57.55p per day	£883 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
12	EDF Energy Simply Fixed 2Yr Sep28v3 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	27.13p per kWh	57.55p per day	£888 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
13	E.ON Next Next Lower Daily Fixed 12m v151	30.05p per kWh	39.73p per day	£896 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
14	EDF Energy Simply Fixed Aug27v3 New sign ups close 1 Sep 26	27.61p per kWh	57.55p per day	£900 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
1	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 24m v43	25.37p per kWh	53.23p per day	£829 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Cheapest here Fixed price
2	E.ON Next Next Fixed 24m v65	25.39p per kWh	53.23p per day	£829 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
3	EDF Energy EDF Exclusive Sep28 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	25.28p per kWh	54.45p per day	£831 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
4	E.ON Next Next Pledge Tracker 12m v12	25.66p per kWh	54.45p per day	£840 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
5	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 12m v89	25.78p per kWh	54.45p per day	£843 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
6	E.ON Next Next Fixed 12m v151	25.80p per kWh	54.45p per day	£844 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
7	Octopus Energy Flexible Octopus	26.67p per kWh	51.16p per day	£853 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
8	E.ON Next Next Gust 12m v62	26.28p per kWh	54.45p per day	£856 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
9	Octopus Energy Octopus 12M Fixed	26.81p per kWh	51.16p per day	£857 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Fixed price
10	EDF Energy Standard Variable	26.67p per kWh	54.45p per day	£865 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
11	E.ON Next Next Flex	26.67p per kWh	54.45p per day	£865 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
12	E.ON Next Next Lower Daily Fixed 12m v151	29.40p per kWh	36.63p per day	£869 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
13	EDF Energy Simply Fixed 2Yr Sep28v3 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	27.38p per kWh	54.45p per day	£883 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
14	EDF Energy Simply Fixed Aug27v3 New sign ups close 1 Sep 26	28.40p per kWh	54.45p per day	£909 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
1	EDF Energy EDF Exclusive Sep28 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	25.00p per kWh	57.84p per day	£836 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Cheapest here Fixed price
2	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 24m v43	24.67p per kWh	60.43p per day	£837 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
3	E.ON Next Next Fixed 24m v65	24.69p per kWh	60.43p per day	£838 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
4	E.ON Next Next Pledge Tracker 12m v12	25.32p per kWh	57.84p per day	£844 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
5	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 12m v89	25.62p per kWh	57.84p per day	£852 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
6	E.ON Next Next Fixed 12m v151	25.64p per kWh	57.84p per day	£852 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
7	Octopus Energy Flexible Octopus	26.33p per kWh	54.55p per day	£857 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
8	E.ON Next Next Gust 12m v62	26.12p per kWh	57.84p per day	£864 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
9	Octopus Energy Octopus 12M Fixed	26.68p per kWh	54.55p per day	£866 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Fixed price
10	EDF Energy Standard Variable	26.33p per kWh	57.84p per day	£869 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
11	E.ON Next Next Flex	26.33p per kWh	57.84p per day	£869 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
12	E.ON Next Next Lower Daily Fixed 12m v151	29.25p per kWh	40.02p per day	£877 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
13	EDF Energy Simply Fixed 2Yr Sep28v3 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	26.88p per kWh	57.84p per day	£883 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
14	EDF Energy Simply Fixed Aug27v3 New sign ups close 1 Sep 26	27.83p per kWh	57.84p per day	£907 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
1	E.ON Next Next Pledge Tracker 12m v12	25.38p per kWh	57.89p per day	£846 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Cheapest here Variable, moves with the cap
2	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 24m v43	25.78p per kWh	55.16p per day	£846 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
3	EDF Energy EDF Exclusive Sep28 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	25.40p per kWh	57.89p per day	£846 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
4	E.ON Next Next Fixed 24m v65	25.80p per kWh	55.16p per day	£846 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
5	Octopus Energy Flexible Octopus	26.39p per kWh	54.60p per day	£859 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
6	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 12m v89	26.00p per kWh	57.89p per day	£861 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
7	E.ON Next Next Fixed 12m v151	26.02p per kWh	57.89p per day	£862 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
8	EDF Energy Standard Variable	26.39p per kWh	57.89p per day	£871 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
9	E.ON Next Next Flex	26.39p per kWh	57.89p per day	£871 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
10	Octopus Energy Octopus 12M Fixed	26.98p per kWh	54.60p per day	£874 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Fixed price
11	E.ON Next Next Gust 12m v62	26.50p per kWh	57.89p per day	£874 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
12	E.ON Next Next Lower Daily Fixed 12m v151	29.62p per kWh	40.07p per day	£887 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
13	EDF Energy Simply Fixed 2Yr Sep28v3 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	27.14p per kWh	57.89p per day	£890 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
14	EDF Energy Simply Fixed Aug27v3 New sign ups close 1 Sep 26	28.26p per kWh	57.89p per day	£918 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
1	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 24m v43	25.46p per kWh	46.52p per day	£806 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Cheapest here Fixed price
2	E.ON Next Next Fixed 24m v65	25.48p per kWh	46.52p per day	£807 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
3	EDF Energy EDF Exclusive Sep28 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	25.07p per kWh	49.70p per day	£808 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
4	E.ON Next Next Pledge Tracker 12m v12	25.41p per kWh	49.70p per day	£817 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
5	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 12m v89	25.70p per kWh	49.70p per day	£824 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
6	E.ON Next Next Fixed 12m v151	25.72p per kWh	49.70p per day	£824 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
7	Octopus Energy Octopus 12M Fixed	26.41p per kWh	46.41p per day	£830 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Fixed price
8	Octopus Energy Flexible Octopus	26.42p per kWh	46.41p per day	£830 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
9	EDF Energy Simply Fixed 2Yr Sep28v3 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	26.17p per kWh	49.70p per day	£836 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
10	E.ON Next Next Gust 12m v62	26.20p per kWh	49.70p per day	£836 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
11	EDF Energy Standard Variable	26.42p per kWh	49.70p per day	£842 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
12	E.ON Next Next Flex	26.42p per kWh	49.70p per day	£842 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
13	E.ON Next Next Lower Daily Fixed 12m v151	29.32p per kWh	31.88p per day	£849 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
14	EDF Energy Simply Fixed Aug27v3 New sign ups close 1 Sep 26	27.89p per kWh	49.70p per day	£879 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
1	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 24m v43	24.28p per kWh	64.17p per day	£841 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Cheapest here Fixed price
2	E.ON Next Next Fixed 24m v65	24.30p per kWh	64.17p per day	£842 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
3	EDF Energy EDF Exclusive Sep28 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	24.58p per kWh	64.17p per day	£849 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
4	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 12m v89	24.71p per kWh	64.17p per day	£852 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
5	E.ON Next Next Fixed 12m v151	24.73p per kWh	64.17p per day	£852 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
6	E.ON Next Next Pledge Tracker 12m v12	24.84p per kWh	64.17p per day	£855 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
7	E.ON Next Next Gust 12m v62	25.21p per kWh	64.17p per day	£864 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
8	Octopus Energy Flexible Octopus	25.85p per kWh	60.89p per day	£868 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
9	EDF Energy Simply Fixed 2Yr Sep28v3 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	25.42p per kWh	64.17p per day	£870 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
10	E.ON Next Next Lower Daily Fixed 12m v151	28.33p per kWh	46.35p per day	£877 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
11	Octopus Energy Octopus 12M Fixed	26.32p per kWh	60.89p per day	£880 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Fixed price
12	EDF Energy Standard Variable	25.85p per kWh	64.17p per day	£880 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
13	E.ON Next Next Flex	25.85p per kWh	64.17p per day	£880 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
14	EDF Energy Simply Fixed Aug27v3 New sign ups close 1 Sep 26	27.36p per kWh	64.17p per day	£918 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
1	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 24m v43	23.98p per kWh	59.71p per day	£817 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Cheapest here Fixed price
2	E.ON Next Next Fixed 24m v65	24.00p per kWh	59.71p per day	£818 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
3	EDF Energy EDF Exclusive Sep28 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	24.10p per kWh	59.71p per day	£820 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
4	E.ON Next Next Pledge Tracker 12m v12	24.32p per kWh	59.71p per day	£826 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
5	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 12m v89	24.50p per kWh	59.71p per day	£830 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
6	E.ON Next Next Fixed 12m v151	24.52p per kWh	59.71p per day	£831 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
7	Octopus Energy Flexible Octopus	25.33p per kWh	56.42p per day	£839 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
8	E.ON Next Next Gust 12m v62	25.00p per kWh	59.71p per day	£843 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
9	Octopus Energy Octopus 12M Fixed	25.54p per kWh	56.42p per day	£844 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Fixed price
10	EDF Energy Standard Variable	25.33p per kWh	59.71p per day	£851 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
11	E.ON Next Next Flex	25.33p per kWh	59.71p per day	£851 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
12	E.ON Next Next Lower Daily Fixed 12m v151	28.13p per kWh	41.89p per day	£856 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
13	EDF Energy Simply Fixed 2Yr Sep28v3 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	25.96p per kWh	59.71p per day	£867 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
14	EDF Energy Simply Fixed Aug27v3 New sign ups close 1 Sep 26	26.83p per kWh	59.71p per day	£889 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
1	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 24m v43	23.15p per kWh	64.38p per day	£814 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Cheapest here Fixed price
2	E.ON Next Next Fixed 24m v65	23.17p per kWh	64.38p per day	£814 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
3	EDF Energy EDF Exclusive Sep28 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	23.34p per kWh	64.38p per day	£818 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
4	E.ON Next Next Secure Fixed 12m v89	24.09p per kWh	64.38p per day	£837 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
5	E.ON Next Next Fixed 12m v151	24.11p per kWh	64.38p per day	£838 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
6	E.ON Next Next Pledge Tracker 12m v12	24.29p per kWh	64.38p per day	£842 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
7	E.ON Next Next Gust 12m v62	24.59p per kWh	64.38p per day	£850 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
8	Octopus Energy Flexible Octopus	25.30p per kWh	61.09p per day	£855 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
9	EDF Energy Simply Fixed 2Yr Sep28v3 New sign ups close 1 Oct 27	24.88p per kWh	64.38p per day	£857 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price
10	Octopus Energy Octopus 12M Fixed	25.54p per kWh	61.09p per day	£861 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	90% satisfied	Fixed price
11	E.ON Next Next Lower Daily Fixed 12m v151	27.71p per kWh	46.56p per day	£863 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Fixed price
12	EDF Energy Standard Variable	25.30p per kWh	64.38p per day	£867 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
13	E.ON Next Next Flex	25.30p per kWh	64.38p per day	£867 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	81% satisfied	Variable, moves with the cap
14	EDF Energy Simply Fixed Aug27v3 New sign ups close 1 Sep 26	26.78p per kWh	64.38p per day	£904 a year, typical use	Not collected yet	75% satisfied	Fixed price

Ranked on annual cost, never on what anyone pays us. We take no commission on energy at all. The order you see is the order the arithmetic produces.

Reading the contract column

An exit fee is charged per fuel, which is how suppliers publish it, so leaving a dual fuel contract early usually means paying it twice. Most fixed tariffs let you leave free in the last 49 days, and Ofgem requires that.

Not published is not the same as none. Free to leave means the supplier published a fee of zero. Exit fee not published means they did not publish one at all and your own contract is the thing to check. No fixed term is what a variable tariff has; term not published means a fixed tariff whose length the supplier did not state.

Electricity prices by regionAll fourteen, one page each

Electricity prices by region

Britain has fourteen electricity regions and the price is different in every one. Each page carries that region's cap rates, the cheapest tariffs we can verify there, and the postcode areas it covers.

Your fix ended, and what that costsThe gap between the cap and the cheapest fix

When a fixed tariff ends and you do nothing you are moved onto your supplier's default tariff, which is the one the price cap applies to. Nobody writes to tell you. Here is the gap between that and the cheapest fix we can verify, region by region, and the exit fee rules if you are still inside a fix.

What being out of contract costs →

How much energy should you be usingThe bands, what they mean, and what each costs

Ofgem quotes every headline bill at one consumption figure, and almost every other site tells you that figure means a particular size of house. It does not. Here is what the low, medium and high bands actually are, what each one costs in your region, and how to find your own number instead.

How much should you be using →

What you might be owedHelp that routinely goes unclaimed

What you might be owed

Routinely unclaimed. We do not administer any of these and take nothing for pointing at them.

Warm Home Discount

£150 off your electricity bill as a credit, or a voucher on prepayment

On a means tested benefit, with your name on the electricity bill, on the qualifying date of 23 August 2026. Reopens October 2026. Not available in Northern Ireland.

Winter Fuel Payment

£100 to £300 depending on age band and household

State Pension age. Qualifying week 21 to 27 September 2026. Clawed back through tax above £35,000 income.

Cold Weather Payment

£25 per seven day period at 0°C or below

On certain benefits. The 2026/27 dates have not yet been published.

If you cannot payWhat to do first, and who to ring

If you cannot pay

Knowing what a bill should cost is no use if you cannot afford it. None of this costs anything and none of it goes through us.

Tell your supplier before you miss a payment

They are obliged to work with you. Ask for an affordable repayment plan, a review of your direct debit, or Fuel Direct, where payments come straight from your benefits. They cannot refuse to discuss it.

Get on the Priority Services Register

Free, from your supplier and your network operator. Gets you advance warning of interruptions, priority in a power cut, help reading your meter, and protection from disconnection if you are of pension age or have a long term illness. You do not have to be on benefits.

You cannot be disconnected in winter if you are vulnerable

Suppliers signed up to a commitment not to knowingly disconnect households with children under 16 or a pensioner between 1 October and 31 March.

Ask your council about the Household Support Fund

Money distributed by councils for food, energy and essentials. Every council runs it differently and most people have never heard of it.

Escalate to the Energy Ombudsman

Free. If your supplier has not resolved a complaint in eight weeks, or has issued a deadlock letter, the Ombudsman can order it to put things right.

Free debt advice, from people who are not selling anything. Citizens Advice, StepChange and National Debtline are all free, confidential and independent. Never pay a company for debt advice you can get from any of these for nothing.

What you need to knowThe things that stop the figure being misread

What you need to know

The things that stop the headline figure being misread.

The cap limits unit rates and standing charges on default tariffs. It does not cap your bill. Use more, pay more.
£1,723 is an illustration at typical consumption, not a maximum. Ofgem cut its typical consumption assumption on 1 July 2026 to 2,500 kWh electricity and 9,500 kWh gas, down from 2,700 and 11,500.
That change is a trap in the numbers. April to June was £1,641 on the old assumption. You cannot read £1,641 to £1,663 to £1,723 as a cash series, because the middle figure is measured differently.
Gas bills rise about 8% this period. Electricity is broadly flat because VAT on domestic electricity was cut from 5% to 0%.
The cap covers England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland has no Ofgem cap and is regulated separately by the Utility Regulator.
Where the money goes on a direct debit bill: wholesale 47%, networks 24%, operating and debt costs 17%, policy 6%, supplier profit 2.7%. The remaining 3.3% is VAT on gas, headroom and levelisation.
Suppliers must now offer at least one lower standing charge tariff. Ofgem itself warns this is unlikely to cut bills, because the unit rate goes up instead.

What is changing, and whenDated, not forecast

What is changing, and when

Already dated. Nothing here is a forecast.

26days 21 September 2026 · Energy

Winter Fuel Payment qualifying week runs to 27 September. Where you live and who you live with during this week decides whether you get £100, £200 or £300. In Scotland the same week decides the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment.

36days 1 October 2026 · Energy

The October price cap takes effect at £1,723, and VAT on domestic electricity drops from 5% to 0% across Great Britain.

36days 1 October 2026 · Energy

Warm Home Discount reopens for winter 2026/27 at £150.

36days 1 October 2026 · Energy

The Warm Home Discount reopens. £150 off the electricity bill, automatic in England and Wales, but Scottish households in the broader group have to apply to their supplier and funding is limited.

54days 19 October 2026 · Energy

Midday deadline to opt out of the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment in Scotland, for anyone who would rather not receive it than have HMRC recover it later.

67days 1 November 2026 · Energy

Cold Weather Payment season opens in Northern Ireland, running to 31 March 2027. £25 for each seven day spell at or below zero. The England and Wales season dates for this winter have not been published.

128days 1 January 2027 · Energy

The January to March 2027 price cap takes effect. Ofgem has not published the announcement date.

217days 31 March 2027 · Energy

The zero rate of VAT on electricity ends and reverts to 5%. Worth about £45 a year, a built in April bill rise with nothing to do with wholesale prices.

The full published figuresCheck our working

The full published figures, for anyone who wants to check our working or find their own line.

Unit rates and standing charges, 1 Oct to 31 Dec 2026

GB average, VAT inclusive. Electricity VAT is 0% this period, gas remains at 5%. The direct debit row is published by Ofgem. The standard credit and prepayment rows are derived from Ofgem's statutory cap tables, averaged across the 14 regions; the method reproduces the published direct debit figures to the penny.

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Payment method	Fuel	Unit rate	Standing charge	Source
Direct debit	Electricity	26.32p/kWh	54.83p/day	Published
Direct debit	Gas	7.97p/kWh	29.68p/day	Published
Standard credit	Electricity	27.80p/kWh	63.49p/day	Derived
Standard credit	Gas	8.39p/kWh	37.49p/day	Derived
Prepayment	Electricity	25.52p/kWh	54.83p/day	Derived
Prepayment	Gas	7.70p/kWh	29.68p/day	Derived

Electricity standing charge by region, direct debit

Pence per day, 1 Oct to 31 Dec 2026, VAT at 0%. Derived from Ofgem's cap tables. The spread between the cheapest and dearest region is 58%, or about £90 a year, for identical electricity.

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Region	Standing charge	Unit rate
London	42.92p	26.60p
North Western England	45.68p	26.49p
Southern England	47.81p	26.47p
East Midlands	51.45p	25.36p
Eastern England	51.84p	26.61p
South Eastern England	52.32p	26.88p
Northern Scotland	55.14p	26.35p
Southern Wales	55.41p	26.55p
South Western England	55.58p	26.58p
West Midlands	57.23p	25.60p
Southern Scotland	61.41p	26.11p
North Eastern England	61.58p	25.46p
Yorkshire	61.67p	25.60p
Merseyside and Northern Wales	67.66p	27.86p

Recent changesWhat moved, and when

Recent changes

The whole log →

26 Aug 26Increase

EnergyOfgemEffective 1 Oct 26 Link

Energy price cap rises 4% to £1,723 from October

Announced at 07:00 this morning. The cap for 1 October to 31 December 2026 is £1,723 a year for a typical dual fuel direct debit household, up £60 from £1,663. Gas bills rise about 8%; electricity is broadly flat because VAT on domestic electricity is being cut from 5% to 0% at the same moment. Standard credit goes to £1,861 and prepayment to £1,678. About 35% of households are on fixed tariffs and are unaffected.

At least one tariff site is currently publishing £1,935 for this period. Ofgem's own press release and its summary of changes both say £1,723.

Source: Ofgem

Where this comes from, and where it could be wrongEvery source, and the limits

Known limits of this page

The date Ofgem will announce the January to March 2027 cap is not published. The quarterly pattern suggests late November, but we will not state a date we cannot source.

The standard credit and prepayment unit rates on this page are derived from Ofgem's statutory tables rather than published directly in that form. The method reproduces every published figure exactly, but it is derived and labelled as such.

Sources

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