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) | Gas | Medium home, a year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per kWh | Per day | 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 7 (average)
- 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 7 (average)
- 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 7 (average)
- 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 7 (average)
- 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 7 (average)
- 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 7 (average)
- 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 7 (average)
- 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 7 (average)
- 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 7 (average)
- 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 7 (average)
- 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 7 (average)
- 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 7 (average)
- 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 7 (average)
- 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 7 (average)
- 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 7 (average)
- 24.90p /kWh
- 54.62p /day
- Gas
- 7.97p /kWh
- 29.68p /day
- Medium home, a year
- £1,723
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.