The energy price cap, region by region
The most a supplier can charge for each kWh and each day on a standard variable tariff from 1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026, in each of Great Britain's 14 regions, as Ofgem set it.
1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026
A typical home paying by Direct Debit pays £1,723 a year across Great Britain. Electricity has no VAT from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027; gas has 5%. 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.
| Region | Electricity | Economy 7 (average rate)Ofgem caps Economy 7 as one average rate, as if 58% of the electricity were used by day and 42% at night. Suppliers set their own day and night rates under it. | Gas | Medium home, a yearA year of a medium home's energy at these rates: 2,500 kWh of electricity and 9,500 kWh of gas, plus 365 days of standing charges. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per kWhWhat each kWh you use costs, in pence. Use more and you pay more. | Per dayA fixed charge for each day you're connected, however little you use. You pay it even on a day you use nothing. | Per kWh | Per day | Per kWh | Per day | ||
| Eastern England | 26.61p | 51.84p | 25.17p | 51.95p | 7.91p | 29.34p | £1,713 |
| East Midlands | 25.36p | 51.45p | 24.05p | 51.02p | 7.82p | 29.41p | £1,672 |
| London | 26.60p | 42.92p | 25.08p | 42.57p | 8.15p | 30.20p | £1,706 |
| Merseyside and North Wales | 27.86p | 67.66p | 26.28p | 67.02p | 7.91p | 30.08p | £1,804 |
| West Midlands | 25.60p | 57.23p | 24.32p | 56.89p | 7.90p | 29.71p | £1,708 |
| North East England | 25.46p | 61.58p | 24.12p | 60.98p | 7.92p | 29.79p | £1,723 |
| North West England | 26.49p | 45.68p | 24.99p | 45.13p | 7.86p | 29.81p | £1,685 |
| Southern England | 26.47p | 47.81p | 25.03p | 47.75p | 8.17p | 29.16p | £1,719 |
| South East England | 26.88p | 52.32p | 25.36p | 52.48p | 8.05p | 29.26p | £1,734 |
| South Wales | 26.55p | 55.41p | 25.14p | 54.64p | 8.09p | 29.96p | £1,744 |
| South West England | 26.58p | 55.58p | 25.10p | 55.80p | 8.12p | 29.31p | £1,746 |
| Yorkshire | 25.60p | 61.67p | 24.33p | 61.13p | 7.90p | 29.77p | £1,724 |
| South Scotland | 26.11p | 61.41p | 24.70p | 61.72p | 7.87p | 29.89p | £1,734 |
| North Scotland | 26.35p | 55.14p | 24.93p | 55.55p | 7.87p | 29.87p | £1,717 |
| Great Britain average | 26.32p | 54.83p | 24.90p | 54.62p | 7.97p | 29.68p | £1,723 |
Eastern England
- Electricity
- 26.61p /kWh
- 51.84p /day
- Economy 7Ofgem caps Economy 7 as one average rate, as if 58% of the electricity were used by day and 42% at night. Suppliers set their own day and night rates under it.
- 25.17p /kWh
- 51.95p /day
- Gas
- 7.91p /kWh
- 29.34p /day
- Medium home, a year
- £1,713
East Midlands
- Electricity
- 25.36p /kWh
- 51.45p /day
- Economy 7Ofgem caps Economy 7 as one average rate, as if 58% of the electricity were used by day and 42% at night. Suppliers set their own day and night rates under it.
- 24.05p /kWh
- 51.02p /day
- Gas
- 7.82p /kWh
- 29.41p /day
- Medium home, a year
- £1,672
London
- Electricity
- 26.60p /kWh
- 42.92p /day
- Economy 7Ofgem caps Economy 7 as one average rate, as if 58% of the electricity were used by day and 42% at night. Suppliers set their own day and night rates under it.
- 25.08p /kWh
- 42.57p /day
- Gas
- 8.15p /kWh
- 30.20p /day
- Medium home, a year
- £1,706
Merseyside and North Wales
- Electricity
- 27.86p /kWh
- 67.66p /day
- Economy 7Ofgem caps Economy 7 as one average rate, as if 58% of the electricity were used by day and 42% at night. Suppliers set their own day and night rates under it.
- 26.28p /kWh
- 67.02p /day
- Gas
- 7.91p /kWh
- 30.08p /day
- Medium home, a year
- £1,804
West Midlands
- Electricity
- 25.60p /kWh
- 57.23p /day
- Economy 7Ofgem caps Economy 7 as one average rate, as if 58% of the electricity were used by day and 42% at night. Suppliers set their own day and night rates under it.
- 24.32p /kWh
- 56.89p /day
- Gas
- 7.90p /kWh
- 29.71p /day
- Medium home, a year
- £1,708
North East England
- Electricity
- 25.46p /kWh
- 61.58p /day
- Economy 7Ofgem caps Economy 7 as one average rate, as if 58% of the electricity were used by day and 42% at night. Suppliers set their own day and night rates under it.
- 24.12p /kWh
- 60.98p /day
- Gas
- 7.92p /kWh
- 29.79p /day
- Medium home, a year
- £1,723
North West England
- Electricity
- 26.49p /kWh
- 45.68p /day
- Economy 7Ofgem caps Economy 7 as one average rate, as if 58% of the electricity were used by day and 42% at night. Suppliers set their own day and night rates under it.
- 24.99p /kWh
- 45.13p /day
- Gas
- 7.86p /kWh
- 29.81p /day
- Medium home, a year
- £1,685
Southern England
- Electricity
- 26.47p /kWh
- 47.81p /day
- Economy 7Ofgem caps Economy 7 as one average rate, as if 58% of the electricity were used by day and 42% at night. Suppliers set their own day and night rates under it.
- 25.03p /kWh
- 47.75p /day
- Gas
- 8.17p /kWh
- 29.16p /day
- Medium home, a year
- £1,719
South East England
- Electricity
- 26.88p /kWh
- 52.32p /day
- Economy 7Ofgem caps Economy 7 as one average rate, as if 58% of the electricity were used by day and 42% at night. Suppliers set their own day and night rates under it.
- 25.36p /kWh
- 52.48p /day
- Gas
- 8.05p /kWh
- 29.26p /day
- Medium home, a year
- £1,734
South Wales
- Electricity
- 26.55p /kWh
- 55.41p /day
- Economy 7Ofgem caps Economy 7 as one average rate, as if 58% of the electricity were used by day and 42% at night. Suppliers set their own day and night rates under it.
- 25.14p /kWh
- 54.64p /day
- Gas
- 8.09p /kWh
- 29.96p /day
- Medium home, a year
- £1,744
South West England
- Electricity
- 26.58p /kWh
- 55.58p /day
- Economy 7Ofgem caps Economy 7 as one average rate, as if 58% of the electricity were used by day and 42% at night. Suppliers set their own day and night rates under it.
- 25.10p /kWh
- 55.80p /day
- Gas
- 8.12p /kWh
- 29.31p /day
- Medium home, a year
- £1,746
Yorkshire
- Electricity
- 25.60p /kWh
- 61.67p /day
- Economy 7Ofgem caps Economy 7 as one average rate, as if 58% of the electricity were used by day and 42% at night. Suppliers set their own day and night rates under it.
- 24.33p /kWh
- 61.13p /day
- Gas
- 7.90p /kWh
- 29.77p /day
- Medium home, a year
- £1,724
South Scotland
- Electricity
- 26.11p /kWh
- 61.41p /day
- Economy 7Ofgem caps Economy 7 as one average rate, as if 58% of the electricity were used by day and 42% at night. Suppliers set their own day and night rates under it.
- 24.70p /kWh
- 61.72p /day
- Gas
- 7.87p /kWh
- 29.89p /day
- Medium home, a year
- £1,734
North Scotland
- Electricity
- 26.35p /kWh
- 55.14p /day
- Economy 7Ofgem caps Economy 7 as one average rate, as if 58% of the electricity were used by day and 42% at night. Suppliers set their own day and night rates under it.
- 24.93p /kWh
- 55.55p /day
- Gas
- 7.87p /kWh
- 29.87p /day
- Medium home, a year
- £1,717
Great Britain average
- Electricity
- 26.32p /kWh
- 54.83p /day
- Economy 7Ofgem caps Economy 7 as one average rate, as if 58% of the electricity were used by day and 42% at night. Suppliers set their own day and night rates under it.
- 24.90p /kWh
- 54.62p /day
- Gas
- 7.97p /kWh
- 29.68p /day
- Medium home, a year
- £1,723
How do I read these tables?
Each row is one region; the last is the average of all 14. For each fuel the cap sets a unit rate for every kWh you use and a standing charge for every day you're connected. The tabs switch between ways to pay. Here's how the average yearly figure adds up on Direct Debit.
| Electricity you use2,500 kWh × 26.32p | £658 |
|---|---|
| Electricity standing charge365 days × 54.83p | £200 |
| Gas you use9,500 kWh × 7.97p | £757 |
| Gas standing charge365 days × 29.68p | £108 |
| A year | £1,723 |
- Per kWh
- What each kWh you use costs, in pence. Use more and you pay more.
- Per day
- A fixed charge for each day you're connected, however little you use. You pay it even on a day you use nothing.
- Economy 7 (average rate)
- Ofgem caps Economy 7 as one average rate, as if 58% of the electricity were used by day and 42% at night. Suppliers set their own day and night rates under it.
- Medium home, a year
- A year of a medium home's energy at these rates: 2,500 kWh of electricity and 9,500 kWh of gas, plus 365 days of standing charges.
- The tabs
- Direct Debit takes a set amount from your bank each month. Pay on receipt of bill means paying each bill when it comes, which the cap allows a little more for. Prepayment means topping up before you use energy.
Your home won't use exactly a medium home's energy. Compare for your home to see your own figure against the cap.
How Ofgem sets it
Every three months Ofgem works out what it costs a supplier to buy energy, use the networks, run its business and pay for government schemes, region by region, then caps each unit rate and standing charge at that level. It announces each cap about five weeks before it starts, and suppliers' standard variable tariffs follow it.
It's a cap on the rates, not on the bill: use more and you pay more. Economy 7 is capped as one average rate across Ofgem's 58% day and 42% night split, so suppliers set their own day and night rates under it. Compare tariffs against it for your home, or see what a heater, dryer or anything else costs to run at your region's rate.