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Energy prices in Eastern England

What the price cap lets a supplier charge in Eastern England from 1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026, how that sits against the rest of Great Britain, and the cheapest tariffs I hold for a medium home. The network here is run by UK Power Networks.

Compare for your home
On the cap, Direct Debit£1,713a year for a medium home in Eastern England at the cap's rates, against £1,723 across Great Britain.

The price cap in Eastern England

1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026. Pence per kWh and per day, VAT included; the last column is a year for 2,500 kWh of electricity and 9,500 kWh of gas.

The price cap in Eastern England by how you pay
How you payElectricityEconomy 7 (average rate)GasMedium home, a year
Per kWhPer dayPer kWhPer dayPer kWhPer day
Direct Debit26.61p51.84p25.17p51.95p7.91p29.34p£1,713
Pay on receipt of bill28.11p60.62p26.57p60.55p8.34p37.50p£1,853
Prepayment25.80p51.84p24.40p51.95p7.68p29.34p£1,671
  • Direct Debit

    Electricity
    26.61p /kWh
    51.84p /day
    Economy 7 (average)
    25.17p /kWh
    51.95p /day
    Gas
    7.91p /kWh
    29.34p /day
    Medium home, a year
    £1,713
  • Pay on receipt of bill

    Electricity
    28.11p /kWh
    60.62p /day
    Economy 7 (average)
    26.57p /kWh
    60.55p /day
    Gas
    8.34p /kWh
    37.50p /day
    Medium home, a year
    £1,853
  • Prepayment

    Electricity
    25.80p /kWh
    51.84p /day
    Economy 7 (average)
    24.40p /kWh
    51.95p /day
    Gas
    7.68p /kWh
    29.34p /day
    Medium home, a year
    £1,671

The cap in every region

Eastern England against the rest of Great Britain

On the cap, paying by Direct Debit, against the average of all 14 regions:

Cheapest tariffs for a medium home

Paying by Direct Debit, on a single-rate meter, for 2,500 kWh of electricity and 9,500 kWh of gas over the next 12 months. On the cap that comes to about £1,736, with the VAT and price changes already set. Your own use changes the order, so compare for your home.

  1. Cheapest I hold

    E.ON Next logo
    E.ON Next

    1. Next Pledge Tracker 12m

    Tracker
    Next 12 months£1,685£140 a month£51 less than the cap
    Electricity25.61p per kWh51.84p a day
    Gas7.65p per kWh29.34p a day
    • 12-month tracker
    • £25 exit fee per fuel
    • Direct Debit
    About E.ON Next
  2. EDF logo
    EDF

    2. Simply Tracker Jan28

    Tracker
    Next 12 months£1,685£140 a month£51 less than the cap
    Electricity26.61p per kWh44.98p a day
    Gas7.91p per kWh22.48p a day
    • Tracks an index
    • £50 exit fee per fuel
    • Direct Debit
  3. Cheapest with no exit fees

    EnergyCoop logo
    EnergyCoop · supplied by Octopus Energy

    3. Co-op Flexible

    Variable
    Next 12 months£1,727£144 a month£8 less than the cap
    Electricity26.61p per kWh50.55p a day
    Gas7.91p per kWh28.38p a day
    • Prices can change
    • No exit fees
    • Direct Debit
    About EnergyCoop
  4. London Power logo
    London Power · supplied by Octopus Energy

    4. my london flexible plan

    Variable
    Next 12 months£1,727£144 a month£8 less than the cap
    Electricity26.61p per kWh50.55p a day
    Gas7.91p per kWh28.38p a day
    • Prices can change
    • No exit fees
    • Direct Debit
    About London Power
  5. Octopus Energy logo
    Octopus Energy

    5. Flexible Octopus

    Variable
    Next 12 months£1,727£144 a month£8 less than the cap
    Electricity26.61p per kWh50.55p a day
    Gas7.91p per kWh28.38p a day
    • Prices can change
    • No exit fees
    • Direct Debit
    About Octopus Energy
  6. E.ON Next logo
    E.ON Next

    6. Next Flex

    Variable
    Next 12 months£1,736£145 a monthAbout the same as the cap
    Electricity26.61p per kWh51.84p a day
    Gas7.91p per kWh29.34p a day
    • Prices can change
    • No exit fees
    • Direct Debit
    About E.ON Next
  7. EDF logo
    EDF

    7. Standard Variable

    Variable
    Next 12 months£1,736£145 a monthAbout the same as the cap
    Electricity26.61p per kWh51.84p a day
    Gas7.91p per kWh29.34p a day
    • Prices can change
    • No exit fees
    • Direct Debit
  8. Sainsbury's Energy logo
    Sainsbury's Energy · supplied by E.ON Next

    8. Sainsbury's Standard Variable

    Variable
    Next 12 months£1,736£145 a monthAbout the same as the cap
    Electricity26.61p per kWh51.84p a day
    Gas7.91p per kWh29.34p a day
    • Prices can change
    • No exit fees
    • Direct Debit
    About Sainsbury's Energy
  9. Sainsbury's Energy logo
    Sainsbury's Energy · supplied by E.ON Next

    9. Sainsburys Track and Reward 12m

    Tracker
    Next 12 months£1,736£145 a monthAbout the same as the cap
    Electricity26.61p per kWh51.84p a day
    Gas7.91p per kWh29.34p a day
    • 12-month tracker
    • No exit fees
    • Direct Debit
    About Sainsbury's Energy
  10. Cheapest fix

    Good Energy logo
    Good Energy

    10. Good Energy 12m Fix Oct26

    Fixed 12 months
    Next 12 months£1,743£145 a month£7 more than the cap
    Electricity25.11p per kWh55.80p a day
    Gas8.28p per kWh28.02p a day
    • Cheaper than the cap if the cap rises more than 0.5% from 1 January 2027
    • 12-month fix
    • £75 exit fee per fuel
    • Direct Debit
    • 100% renewable (supplier says)
    About Good Energy

Compare for your home

Eastern England · UK Power Networks

What do you buy?
How do you pay?
Your electricity meter
How much do you use?

Ofgem's figures for homes that use less, about the middle, and more than most. Your own kWh give a truer answer.

What are you on now?

Most homes are. If you've never chosen a tariff, or your fix has ended, you're on it.

Your meter, car and heating, and your supplier (optional)
Do you have any of these?

Some tariffs are only for homes with one. I show those only when you say you have it.

Your supplier's new deals are open to you too, so I'll point them out.

Free, and nothing to sign up for.

How I rank, and how I make money

Cheapest first, on the estimate for your home, with ties in supplier then tariff name order. Commission never changes who's listed or the order. A link marked Ad may earn me commission if you switch through it; every other link goes straight to the supplier and earns nothing.

Suppliers that pay me now: none of them.

What I compare

I compare the tariffs Octopus Energy, EnergyCoop, London Power, E.ON Next, Sainsbury's Energy, EDF and Good Energy publish openly. British Gas, OVO Energy, ScottishPower, So Energy, Utilita and other suppliers don't publish theirs in a form I can use, so they aren't here. The price cap is the most any supplier can charge on a standard variable tariff.

Prices I hold

Not here

Supplier details checked 10 October 2026.

Before you switch

  • Staying put can be the deal. Ofgem's rules stop suppliers keeping a tariff for new customers only, so your own supplier's deals are open to you too. Ask yours what it offers before you move.
  • Warm Home Discount. If you get it, check the new supplier offers it before you switch: not every supplier does, and you could lose it for this winter. About the Warm Home Discount
  • Money owed. Pay by Direct Debit or by bill and owe your supplier money for more than 28 days? It can stop you switching until it's paid. On prepayment you can usually switch owing up to £500, which moves to the new supplier.
  • Exit fees. Leaving a fix early can cost a fee per fuel. In the last 49 days of a fixed tariff there's none to pay.

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