Energy prices in South East England
What the price cap lets a supplier charge in South East 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 homeOn the cap, Direct DebitThe most a supplier can charge for each kWh and each day on a standard variable tariff. Ofgem sets it every three months. It caps the rates, not your bill: use more and you pay more.£1,734a year for a medium home in South East England at the cap's rates.The cheapest tariff I hold£51 less than the capover the next 12 months, for a medium home
£11 over the Great Britain average of £1,723: the 11th cheapest of 14 regions.
The price cap in South East 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.
| How you pay | 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 | ||
| Direct Debit | 26.88p | 52.32p | 25.36p | 52.48p | 8.05p | 29.26p | £1,734 |
| Pay on receipt of bill | 28.39p | 61.19p | 26.78p | 61.12p | 8.48p | 37.49p | £1,875 |
| Prepayment | 26.06p | 52.32p | 24.59p | 52.48p | 7.78p | 29.26p | £1,689 |
Direct Debit
- 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
Pay on receipt of bill
- Electricity
- 28.39p /kWh
- 61.19p /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.
- 26.78p /kWh
- 61.12p /day
- Gas
- 8.48p /kWh
- 37.49p /day
- Medium home, a year
- £1,875
Prepayment
- Electricity
- 26.06p /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.
- 24.59p /kWh
- 52.48p /day
- Gas
- 7.78p /kWh
- 29.26p /day
- Medium home, a year
- £1,689
How do I read this table?
Each row is one way to pay. The cap sets two prices for each fuel: a unit rate for each kWh you use, and a standing charge for each day you're connected. Here's how the Direct Debit row's yearly figure adds up in South East England.
| Electricity you use2,500 kWh × 26.88p | £672 |
|---|---|
| Electricity standing charge365 days × 52.32p | £191 |
| Gas you use9,500 kWh × 8.05p | £764 |
| Gas standing charge365 days × 29.26p | £107 |
| A year | £1,734 |
- 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.
Cheapest tariffs for a medium home
Priced for a medium home: 2,500 kWh of electricity and 9,500 kWh of gas a year, paying by Direct Debit on a single-rate meter. Staying on the cap comes to about £1,759 over the next 12 months, with the VAT and price changes already set.
How do I read a tariff?
Every row reads the same way. Take E.ON Next's Next Pledge Tracker 12m, part by part.
- Supplier and tariff
- Who sells it and what it's called. A tracker's rates follow an index, so they can change.
- Next 12 months
- £1,708, about £142 a month: what it would cost your home over the next 12 months, VAT included, at the use you gave (or a medium home's).
- Against the cap
- £51 less than the cap, over the same 12 months. Within £5 either way I call it about the same: the estimate isn't that exact.
- Unit and standing
- Each fuel's unit rate (what each kWh costs) and standing charge (a fixed amount a day), today, in pence with VAT. They're what you'd sign up to, so they're as big as the total.
- The small print
- How long it lasts, what leaving early costs (here: £25 exit fee per fuel) and how you pay.
- Get a quote
- Opens the supplier's own site to switch. Some suppliers may pay me if you do; that never changes the order.
Cheapest I hold
Next 12 months£1,708£142 a month£51 less than the capElectricity25.88p per kWh52.32p a dayGas7.78p per kWh29.26p a day- 12-month tracker
- £25 exit fee per fuel
- Direct Debit
- Supplier
- E.ON Next
- Tariff name
- Next Pledge Tracker 12m
- Tariff type
- Tracker: prices follow an index, such as the price cap
- Payment method
- Direct Debit
- Electricity unit rate
- 25.8790p per kWh
- Electricity standing charge
- 52.3170p per day
- Gas unit rate
- 7.7826p per kWh
- Gas standing charge
- 29.2583p per day
- Tariff ends on
- 12 months after it starts
- Price guaranteed until
- Not guaranteed: prices can go up or down, with notice
- Exit fees
- £25 for electricity and £25 for gas
- Discounts and additional charges
- None that the supplier publishes
- Estimated cost
- £1,708.41 over the next 12 months, VAT included, for 2,500 kWh of electricity and 9,500 kWh of gas
- Prices checked
- 30 Oct 2026, 21:35
EDF2. Simply Tracker Jan28
TrackerNext 12 months£1,708£142 a month£51 less than the capElectricity26.88p per kWh45.47p a dayGas8.05p per kWh22.40p a day- Tracks an index
- £50 exit fee per fuel
- Direct Debit
- Supplier
- EDF
- Tariff name
- Simply Tracker Jan28
- Tariff type
- Tracker: prices follow an index, such as the price cap
- Payment method
- Direct Debit
- Electricity unit rate
- 26.8790p per kWh
- Electricity standing charge
- 45.4670p per day
- Gas unit rate
- 8.0462p per kWh
- Gas standing charge
- 22.4018p per day
- Tariff ends on
- End date: check with EDF
- Price guaranteed until
- Not guaranteed: prices can go up or down, with notice
- Exit fees
- £50 for electricity and £50 for gas
- Discounts and additional charges
- None that the supplier publishes
- Estimated cost
- £1,708.41 over the next 12 months, VAT included, for 2,500 kWh of electricity and 9,500 kWh of gas
- Prices checked
- 30 Oct 2026, 19:50
Cheapest with no exit fees
Next 12 months£1,751£146 a month£8 less than the capElectricity26.88p per kWh51.05p a dayGas8.05p per kWh28.30p a day- Prices can change
- No exit fees
- Direct Debit
- Supplier
- EnergyCoop (supplied by Octopus Energy)
- Tariff name
- Co-op Flexible
- Tariff type
- Variable: prices can change, with notice
- Payment method
- Direct Debit
- Electricity unit rate
- 26.8796p per kWh
- Electricity standing charge
- 51.0499p per day
- Gas unit rate
- 8.0463p per kWh
- Gas standing charge
- 28.3001p per day
- Tariff ends on
- No end date
- Price guaranteed until
- Not guaranteed: prices can go up or down, with notice
- Exit fees
- None
- Discounts and additional charges
- None that the supplier publishes
- Estimated cost
- £1,750.94 over the next 12 months, VAT included, for 2,500 kWh of electricity and 9,500 kWh of gas
- Prices checked
- 30 Oct 2026, 22:20
- Next 12 months£1,751£146 a month£8 less than the capElectricity26.88p per kWh51.05p a dayGas8.05p per kWh28.30p a day
- Prices can change
- No exit fees
- Direct Debit
- Supplier
- London Power (supplied by Octopus Energy)
- Tariff name
- my london flexible plan
- Tariff type
- Variable: prices can change, with notice
- Payment method
- Direct Debit
- Electricity unit rate
- 26.8796p per kWh
- Electricity standing charge
- 51.0499p per day
- Gas unit rate
- 8.0463p per kWh
- Gas standing charge
- 28.3001p per day
- Tariff ends on
- No end date
- Price guaranteed until
- Not guaranteed: prices can go up or down, with notice
- Exit fees
- None
- Discounts and additional charges
- None that the supplier publishes
- Estimated cost
- £1,750.94 over the next 12 months, VAT included, for 2,500 kWh of electricity and 9,500 kWh of gas
- Prices checked
- 30 Oct 2026, 22:20
- Next 12 months£1,751£146 a month£8 less than the capElectricity26.88p per kWh51.05p a dayGas8.05p per kWh28.30p a day
- Prices can change
- No exit fees
- Direct Debit
- Supplier
- Octopus Energy
- Tariff name
- Flexible Octopus
- Tariff type
- Variable: prices can change, with notice
- Payment method
- Direct Debit
- Electricity unit rate
- 26.8796p per kWh
- Electricity standing charge
- 51.0499p per day
- Gas unit rate
- 8.0463p per kWh
- Gas standing charge
- 28.3001p per day
- Tariff ends on
- No end date
- Price guaranteed until
- Not guaranteed: prices can go up or down, with notice
- Exit fees
- None
- Discounts and additional charges
- None that the supplier publishes
- Estimated cost
- £1,750.94 over the next 12 months, VAT included, for 2,500 kWh of electricity and 9,500 kWh of gas
- Prices checked
- 30 Oct 2026, 22:20
- Next 12 months£1,759£147 a monthAbout the same as the capElectricity26.88p per kWh52.32p a dayGas8.05p per kWh29.26p a day
- Prices can change
- No exit fees
- Direct Debit
- Supplier
- E.ON Next
- Tariff name
- Next Flex
- Tariff type
- Variable: prices can change, with notice
- Payment method
- Direct Debit
- Electricity unit rate
- 26.8790p per kWh
- Electricity standing charge
- 52.3170p per day
- Gas unit rate
- 8.0462p per kWh
- Gas standing charge
- 29.2583p per day
- Tariff ends on
- No end date
- Price guaranteed until
- Not guaranteed: prices can go up or down, with notice
- Exit fees
- None
- Discounts and additional charges
- None that the supplier publishes
- Estimated cost
- £1,759.17 over the next 12 months, VAT included, for 2,500 kWh of electricity and 9,500 kWh of gas
- Prices checked
- 30 Oct 2026, 21:35
- EDF
7. Standard Variable
VariableNext 12 months£1,759£147 a monthAbout the same as the capElectricity26.88p per kWh52.32p a dayGas8.05p per kWh29.26p a day- Prices can change
- No exit fees
- Direct Debit
- Supplier
- EDF
- Tariff name
- Standard Variable
- Tariff type
- Variable: prices can change, with notice
- Payment method
- Direct Debit
- Electricity unit rate
- 26.8790p per kWh
- Electricity standing charge
- 52.3170p per day
- Gas unit rate
- 8.0462p per kWh
- Gas standing charge
- 29.2583p per day
- Tariff ends on
- No end date
- Price guaranteed until
- Not guaranteed: prices can go up or down, with notice
- Exit fees
- None
- Discounts and additional charges
- None that the supplier publishes
- Estimated cost
- £1,759.17 over the next 12 months, VAT included, for 2,500 kWh of electricity and 9,500 kWh of gas
- Prices checked
- 30 Oct 2026, 19:50
- Next 12 months£1,759£147 a monthAbout the same as the capElectricity26.88p per kWh52.32p a dayGas8.05p per kWh29.26p a day
- Prices can change
- No exit fees
- Direct Debit
- Supplier
- Sainsbury's Energy (supplied by E.ON Next)
- Tariff name
- Sainsbury's Standard Variable
- Tariff type
- Variable: prices can change, with notice
- Payment method
- Direct Debit
- Electricity unit rate
- 26.8790p per kWh
- Electricity standing charge
- 52.3170p per day
- Gas unit rate
- 8.0462p per kWh
- Gas standing charge
- 29.2583p per day
- Tariff ends on
- No end date
- Price guaranteed until
- Not guaranteed: prices can go up or down, with notice
- Exit fees
- None
- Discounts and additional charges
- None that the supplier publishes
- Estimated cost
- £1,759.17 over the next 12 months, VAT included, for 2,500 kWh of electricity and 9,500 kWh of gas
- Prices checked
- 30 Oct 2026, 21:35
- Next 12 months£1,759£147 a monthAbout the same as the capElectricity26.88p per kWh52.32p a dayGas8.05p per kWh29.26p a day
- 12-month tracker
- No exit fees
- Direct Debit
- Supplier
- Sainsbury's Energy (supplied by E.ON Next)
- Tariff name
- Sainsburys Track and Reward 12m
- Tariff type
- Tracker: prices follow an index, such as the price cap
- Payment method
- Direct Debit
- Electricity unit rate
- 26.8790p per kWh
- Electricity standing charge
- 52.3170p per day
- Gas unit rate
- 8.0462p per kWh
- Gas standing charge
- 29.2583p per day
- Tariff ends on
- 12 months after it starts
- Price guaranteed until
- Not guaranteed: prices can go up or down, with notice
- Exit fees
- None
- Discounts and additional charges
- None that the supplier publishes
- Estimated cost
- £1,759.17 over the next 12 months, VAT included, for 2,500 kWh of electricity and 9,500 kWh of gas
- Prices checked
- 30 Oct 2026, 21:35
Cheapest 100% renewable (supplier says)
Next 12 months£1,851£154 a month£92 more than the capElectricity26.50p per kWh64.57p a dayGas8.49p per kWh32.92p a day- Prices can change
- No exit fees
- Direct Debit
- 100% renewable (supplier says)
- Supplier
- Good Energy
- Tariff name
- Good Energy Standard
- Tariff type
- Variable: prices can change, with notice
- Payment method
- Direct Debit
- Electricity unit rate
- 26.5000p per kWh
- Electricity standing charge
- 64.5700p per day
- Gas unit rate
- 8.4945p per kWh
- Gas standing charge
- 32.9175p per day
- Tariff ends on
- No end date
- Price guaranteed until
- Not guaranteed: prices can go up or down, with notice
- Exit fees
- None
- Discounts and additional charges
- None that the supplier publishes
- Renewable electricity
- The supplier says it's 100% renewable
- Estimated cost
- £1,851.39 over the next 12 months, VAT included, for 2,500 kWh of electricity and 9,500 kWh of gas
- Prices checked
- 30 Oct 2026, 21:20
How South East England compares
South East England is the 11th cheapest of 14 regions on the cap. A medium home here pays £11 a year more than the Great Britain average, and £62 more than in East Midlands, the cheapest.
Compare tariffs in East MidlandsThe cap's rates in East Midlands, VAT included Per kWhWhat each kWh you use costs, in pence. Use more and you pay more. A dayA fixed charge for each day you're connected, however little you use. You pay it even on a day you use nothing. Electricity 25.36p 51.45p Gas 7.82p 29.41p
Compare tariffs in North West EnglandThe cap's rates in North West England, VAT included Per kWhWhat each kWh you use costs, in pence. Use more and you pay more. A dayA fixed charge for each day you're connected, however little you use. You pay it even on a day you use nothing. Electricity 26.49p 45.68p Gas 7.86p 29.81p
Compare tariffs in LondonThe cap's rates in London, VAT included Per kWhWhat each kWh you use costs, in pence. Use more and you pay more. A dayA fixed charge for each day you're connected, however little you use. You pay it even on a day you use nothing. Electricity 26.60p 42.92p Gas 8.15p 30.20p
Compare tariffs in West MidlandsThe cap's rates in West Midlands, VAT included Per kWhWhat each kWh you use costs, in pence. Use more and you pay more. A dayA fixed charge for each day you're connected, however little you use. You pay it even on a day you use nothing. Electricity 25.60p 57.23p Gas 7.90p 29.71p
Compare tariffs in Eastern EnglandThe cap's rates in Eastern England, VAT included Per kWhWhat each kWh you use costs, in pence. Use more and you pay more. A dayA fixed charge for each day you're connected, however little you use. You pay it even on a day you use nothing. Electricity 26.61p 51.84p Gas 7.91p 29.34p
Compare tariffs in North ScotlandThe cap's rates in North Scotland, VAT included Per kWhWhat each kWh you use costs, in pence. Use more and you pay more. A dayA fixed charge for each day you're connected, however little you use. You pay it even on a day you use nothing. Electricity 26.35p 55.14p Gas 7.87p 29.87p
Compare tariffs in Southern EnglandThe cap's rates in Southern England, VAT included Per kWhWhat each kWh you use costs, in pence. Use more and you pay more. A dayA fixed charge for each day you're connected, however little you use. You pay it even on a day you use nothing. Electricity 26.47p 47.81p Gas 8.17p 29.16p
Compare tariffs in North East EnglandThe cap's rates in North East England, VAT included Per kWhWhat each kWh you use costs, in pence. Use more and you pay more. A dayA fixed charge for each day you're connected, however little you use. You pay it even on a day you use nothing. Electricity 25.46p 61.58p Gas 7.92p 29.79p
Compare tariffs in YorkshireThe cap's rates in Yorkshire, VAT included Per kWhWhat each kWh you use costs, in pence. Use more and you pay more. A dayA fixed charge for each day you're connected, however little you use. You pay it even on a day you use nothing. Electricity 25.60p 61.67p Gas 7.90p 29.77p
Compare tariffs in South ScotlandThe cap's rates in South Scotland, VAT included Per kWhWhat each kWh you use costs, in pence. Use more and you pay more. A dayA fixed charge for each day you're connected, however little you use. You pay it even on a day you use nothing. Electricity 26.11p 61.41p Gas 7.87p 29.89p
The cheapest tariffs hereThe cap's rates in South East England, VAT included Per kWhWhat each kWh you use costs, in pence. Use more and you pay more. A dayA fixed charge for each day you're connected, however little you use. You pay it even on a day you use nothing. Electricity 26.88p 52.32p Gas 8.05p 29.26p
Compare tariffs in South WalesThe cap's rates in South Wales, VAT included Per kWhWhat each kWh you use costs, in pence. Use more and you pay more. A dayA fixed charge for each day you're connected, however little you use. You pay it even on a day you use nothing. Electricity 26.55p 55.41p Gas 8.09p 29.96p
Compare tariffs in South West EnglandThe cap's rates in South West England, VAT included Per kWhWhat each kWh you use costs, in pence. Use more and you pay more. A dayA fixed charge for each day you're connected, however little you use. You pay it even on a day you use nothing. Electricity 26.58p 55.58p Gas 8.12p 29.31p
Compare tariffs in Merseyside and North WalesThe cap's rates in Merseyside and North Wales, VAT included Per kWhWhat each kWh you use costs, in pence. Use more and you pay more. A dayA fixed charge for each day you're connected, however little you use. You pay it even on a day you use nothing. Electricity 27.86p 67.66p Gas 7.91p 30.08p
A medium home on the cap with a single-rate meter, VAT includedOfgem's middle home, using 2,500 kWh of electricity and 9,500 kWh of gas a year. It's how the cap is put in pounds; your own use changes the figure.. Your own use changes the figure. Economy 7's rates are in the cap in every region.
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 to a supplier that pays me may earn me commission if you switch through it; every other link 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.
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.
Free, independent help
- Energy Saving TrustIndependent advice on using less energy at home.
- Help with your energy billsGOV.UK's list of the discounts, schemes and payments you might get.
- Grants for insulation and heatingGOV.UK's checker for energy-saving grants and improvements.
- Citizens AdviceHelp with switching, bills, debt and problems with a supplier.