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Price cap history

Each period is archived as published. We never overwrite an old period when a new one arrives.

1 October to 31 December 2026

forthcoming
Electricity
26.32p / kWh
Electricity standing charge
54.83p / day
Gas
7.97p / kWh
Gas standing charge
29.68p / day
Typical yearly standing charges
£308

Published 2026-08-27. Ofgem states there is no VAT on electricity from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, so these figures carry no VAT. Costs are not directly comparable with earlier periods.

Open the 1 October to 31 December 2026 dataset

1 July to 30 September 2026

current
Electricity
26.11p / kWh
Electricity standing charge
57.19p / day
Gas
7.33p / kWh
Gas standing charge
29.04p / day
Typical yearly standing charges
£315

Published 2026-05-27. Published electricity figures for this period include VAT at 5%.

Open the 1 July to 30 September 2026 dataset

Why we keep old periods

Historic rates are what make a comparison meaningful: they let you see whether a change is large by past standards and let you check an old bill against the rate that actually applied at the time.

Common questions

How far back does this go?
Only as far as the periods in our imported dataset. We would rather show a short honest archive than invent history.

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