{ "dataset": "prices.energy", "generated": "2026-08-27T16:34:26.767Z", "licence": { "compilation": "CC BY 4.0", "compilation_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "attribution": "Tariff Tracker, tarifftracker.io, published by PEF Consulting Partners Limited", "underlying": "The figures themselves belong to the bodies named in each dataset's sources. Most are Crown copyright under the Open Government Licence v3. Supplier tariff rates belong to the suppliers who publish them. Check the source terms before you rely on any of it commercially.", "corrections": "If a figure here is wrong, say so and we will correct it and record that we did." }, "docs": "https://tarifftracker.io/api/", "fields": "https://tarifftracker.io/api/v1/dictionary", "as_of": "2026-08-26", "sources": [ { "name": "Ofgem, October 2026 price cap", "url": "https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/press-release/energy-price-cap-will-rise-4-october-2026" }, { "name": "Ofgem, unit rates and standing charges", "url": "https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/information-consumers/energy-advice-households/energy-price-cap-unit-rates-and-standing-charges" }, { "name": "Ofgem, cap tables period 17a", "url": "https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2026-08/17a-PDF-Cap-Tables.pdf" }, { "name": "gov.uk, VAT cut on household electricity", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-pm-cuts-tax-on-household-electricity-bills-to-give-breathing-space-on-cost-of-living" }, { "name": "gov.uk, Warm Home Discount", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/the-warm-home-discount-scheme" } ], "caveats": [ "The date Ofgem will announce the January to March 2027 cap is not published. The quarterly pattern suggests late November, but we will not state a date we cannot source.", "The standard credit and prepayment unit rates on this page are derived from Ofgem's statutory tables rather than published directly in that form. The method reproduces every published figure exactly, but it is derived and labelled as such." ], "data": { "vertical": "energy", "name": "Energy", "tagline": "The Ofgem price cap, what it actually caps, and why your neighbour two counties over pays £90 a year more in standing charges.", "headline": { "value": "£1,723", "unit": "/yr", "label": "Ofgem price cap, 1 Oct to 31 Dec 2026", "sub": "Dual fuel, direct debit, at typical consumption. Announced 07:00 on 26 August 2026.", "direction": "up", "change": "+£60 (+4%)", "band": "elevated", "source": "Ofgem", "as_of": "2026-08-26" }, "benchmark": { "value": 1723, "period": "a year", "placeholder": "1723", "what": "your total annual gas and electricity spend", "note": "The cap figure is what a typical household pays. If you use more than typical you will be above it, and that is arithmetic rather than a fault." }, "stats": [ { "k": "Standard credit", "v": "£1,861", "n": "+4%" }, { "k": "Prepayment", "v": "£1,678", "n": "+4%" }, { "k": "Economy 7, electricity only", "v": "£1,046", "n": "+1%" }, { "k": "On fixed tariffs, unaffected", "v": "35%", "n": "Ofgem also cites 11m, on a different count" } ], "tables": [ { "title": "Unit rates and standing charges, 1 Oct to 31 Dec 2026", "note": "GB average, VAT inclusive. Electricity VAT is 0% this period, gas remains at 5%. The direct debit row is published by Ofgem. The standard credit and prepayment rows are derived from Ofgem's statutory cap tables, averaged across the 14 regions; the method reproduces the published direct debit figures to the penny.", "cols": [ "Payment method", "Fuel", "Unit rate", "Standing charge", "Source" ], "rows": [ [ "Direct debit", "Electricity", "26.32p/kWh", "54.83p/day", "Published" ], [ "Direct debit", "Gas", "7.97p/kWh", "29.68p/day", "Published" ], [ "Standard credit", "Electricity", "27.80p/kWh", "63.49p/day", "Derived" ], [ "Standard credit", "Gas", "8.39p/kWh", "37.49p/day", "Derived" ], [ "Prepayment", "Electricity", "25.52p/kWh", "54.83p/day", "Derived" ], [ "Prepayment", "Gas", "7.70p/kWh", "29.68p/day", "Derived" ] ] }, { "title": "Electricity standing charge by region, direct debit", "note": "Pence per day, 1 Oct to 31 Dec 2026, VAT at 0%. Derived from Ofgem's cap tables. The spread between the cheapest and dearest region is 58%, or about £90 a year, for identical electricity.", "cols": [ "Region", "Standing charge", "Unit rate" ], "rows": [ [ "London", "42.92p", "26.60p" ], [ "North Western England", "45.68p", "26.49p" ], [ "Southern England", "47.81p", "26.47p" ], [ "East Midlands", "51.45p", "25.36p" ], [ "Eastern England", "51.84p", "26.61p" ], [ "South Eastern England", "52.32p", "26.88p" ], [ "Northern Scotland", "55.14p", "26.35p" ], [ "Southern Wales", "55.41p", "26.55p" ], [ "South Western England", "55.58p", "26.58p" ], [ "West Midlands", "57.23p", "25.60p" ], [ "Southern Scotland", "61.41p", "26.11p" ], [ "North Eastern England", "61.58p", "25.46p" ], [ "Yorkshire", "61.67p", "25.60p" ], [ "Merseyside and Northern Wales", "67.66p", "27.86p" ] ] } ], "facts": [ "The cap limits unit rates and standing charges on default tariffs. It does not cap your bill. Use more, pay more.", "£1,723 is an illustration at typical consumption, not a maximum. Ofgem cut its typical consumption assumption on 1 July 2026 to 2,500 kWh electricity and 9,500 kWh gas, down from 2,700 and 11,500.", "That change is a trap in the numbers. April to June was £1,641 on the old assumption. You cannot read £1,641 to £1,663 to £1,723 as a cash series, because the middle figure is measured differently.", "Gas bills rise about 8% this period. Electricity is broadly flat because VAT on domestic electricity was cut from 5% to 0%.", "The cap covers England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland has no Ofgem cap and is regulated separately by the Utility Regulator.", "Where the money goes on a direct debit bill: wholesale 47%, networks 24%, operating and debt costs 17%, policy 6%, supplier profit 2.7%. The remaining 3.3% is VAT on gas, headroom and levelisation.", "Suppliers must now offer at least one lower standing charge tariff. Ofgem itself warns this is unlikely to cut bills, because the unit rate goes up instead." ], "support": [ { "name": "Warm Home Discount", "what": "£150 off your electricity bill as a credit, or a voucher on prepayment", "who": "On a means tested benefit, with your name on the electricity bill, on the qualifying date of 23 August 2026. Reopens October 2026. Not available in Northern Ireland." }, { "name": "Winter Fuel Payment", "what": "£100 to £300 depending on age band and household", "who": "State Pension age. Qualifying week 21 to 27 September 2026. Clawed back through tax above £35,000 income." }, { "name": "Cold Weather Payment", "what": "£25 per seven day period at 0°C or below", "who": "On certain benefits. The 2026/27 dates have not yet been published." } ], "page": "https://tarifftracker.io/energy/" } }