Check Your Rate Before It’s Too Late.
Understand what your energy really costs
Calculate your energy costs, compare tariffs properly and see how your rates measure up.
Check My Energy RateNo account. No email. An answer in about 30 seconds.
Is my energy rate good?
Compare your unit rate with the official benchmark for your region.
Energy bill calculator
Turn unit rates and standing charges into an annual cost.
Compare two tariffs
See which tariff is actually cheaper for your usage.
Current energy unit rates
Official Ofgem rates for every region and payment method.
Energy price cap
What the cap is now, what changes next and what it costs you.
Regional energy rates
All 14 energy regions, ranked and costed at your usage.
Standing charges
What you pay before using a single kWh, and its share of your bill.
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Current Ofgem price-cap rates
1 July to 30 September 2026
- Electricity
- 26.11p/kWh
- 57.19p/day standing charge
- Gas
- 7.33p/kWh
- 29.04p/day standing charge
Great Britain averages for Direct Debit — your region and payment method change these. See yours.
Rates change on 1 October 2026 — see the next ratesSource: Ofgem · Period: 1 July to 30 September 2026 · Last updated: 2026-09-13
Why a rate on its own tells you nothing
Knowing the unit rate is 26.3p/kWh is trivia. What matters is what it costs you. At 4,800 kWh a year, a drop from 26.3p to 24.3p is worth around £96 — before standing charges are even considered.
Every tool here calculates, compares or interprets against your own usage, using the latest official Ofgem data with its source and effective dates shown beside every figure.
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