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Energy price cap
What a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity pays over a year at capped rates, paying by direct debit. It caps rates, not your bill: use more and you pay more.
Great Britain
Oct 2026
£1,715
| Period | Energy price cap (£ per year) |
|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2017 | £1,003 |
| 1 Oct 2017 | £996 |
| 1 Apr 2018 | £1,066 |
| 1 Oct 2018 | £1,137 |
| 1 Apr 2019 | £1,254 |
| 1 Oct 2019 | £1,179 |
| 1 Apr 2020 | £1,162 |
| 1 Oct 2020 | £1,077 |
| 1 Apr 2021 | £1,176 |
| 1 Oct 2021 | £1,319 |
| 1 Apr 2022 | £2,027 |
| 1 Oct 2022 | £3,653 |
| 1 Jan 2023 | £4,414 |
| 1 Apr 2023 | £3,381 |
| 1 Jul 2023 | £2,134 |
| 1 Oct 2023 | £1,978 |
| 1 Jan 2024 | £2,080 |
| 1 Apr 2024 | £1,808 |
| 1 Jul 2024 | £1,675 |
| 1 Oct 2024 | £1,839 |
| 1 Jan 2025 | £1,862 |
| 1 Apr 2025 | £1,986 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | £1,845 |
| 1 Oct 2025 | £1,881 |
| 1 Jan 2026 | £1,748 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £1,631 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | £1,654 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | £1,715 |
What a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity would pay over a year at capped rates, paying by direct debit, including VAT. Great Britain only: Northern Ireland has a separate energy market and no price cap. This caps unit rates and standing charges, NOT your bill, so using more than typical costs more than this figure. Typical use is Ofgem's own benchmark household and is revised from time to time.
How this is measured
- Published by
- Ofgem
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Series
- h9
- Covers
- Great Britain
- Published
- Occasional
- History
- Apr 2017 to Oct 2026
- Last published
- Oct 2026
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