Electricity prices in the United Kingdom
Households pay 33.7p/kWh, small businesses 28.6p/kWh and industry 25.2p/kWh (business prices excl. VAT). Below: today's hourly prices, the cheapest hours and home running costs for 1,107 cities.
| Electricity | 33.7p/kWh | incl. taxes and fixed charges · Oct–Dec 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Average monthly bill | £70 | 2,500 kWh a year |
| gas boiler | 8.9p/kWh | Oct–Dec 2026 |
| Electricity today · Great Britain | 53.1p/kWh | Average · Consumer price including taxes and charges. |
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| IA · < 20 MWh | 38.4p/kWh | excl. VAT · Apr–Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| IB · 20 MWh – 500 MWh | 28.6p/kWh | excl. VAT · Apr–Jun 2026 |
| IC · 500 MWh – 2 GWh | 27.7p/kWh | excl. VAT · Apr–Jun 2026 |
| ID · 2 GWh – 20 GWh | 25.2p/kWh | excl. VAT · Apr–Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| IE · 20 GWh – 70 GWh | 24.4p/kWh | excl. VAT · Apr–Jun 2026 |
| IF · 70 GWh – 150 GWh | 22.7p/kWh | excl. VAT · Apr–Jun 2026 |
| IG · ≥ 150 GWh | 22.3p/kWh | excl. VAT · Apr–Jun 2026 |
The United Kingdom electricity at a glance
At 33.7p/kWh, the household price in the United Kingdom ranks 1 of 14 among the countries we track, counting from the most expensive (0.404 €/kWh; average of all countries 0.293 €/kWh). Small businesses pay 15% less than households and industry 25% less: they buy more electricity, pay lower network charges per kWh and reclaim VAT.
On the wholesale market (Great Britain) electricity costs 53.1p/kWh on average today, 24% above the 7-day average of 43.0p/kWh. The cheapest hours today are 02:00, 03:00, 04:00; running the washing machine, dishwasher or car charging then instead of in the evening peak saves about 40.2p/kWh.
- 49.7p/kWh – 50.0p/kWh
- 50.0p/kWh – 52.3p/kWh
- 52.3p/kWh – 52.4p/kWh
- 52.4p/kWh – 54.7p/kWh
- 54.7p/kWh – 59.1p/kWh
- £115 – £126
- £126 – £127
- £127 – £132
- £132 – £135
- £135 – £148
- 1,902 – 2,348
- 2,348 – 2,425
- 2,448 – 2,585
- 2,595 – 2,728
- 2,731 – 3,254
- 769 kWh/kWp – 916 kWh/kWp
- 920 kWh/kWp – 972 kWh/kWp
- 972 kWh/kWp – 1,026 kWh/kWp
- 1,027 kWh/kWp – 1,044 kWh/kWp
- 1,044 kWh/kWp – 1,162 kWh/kWp
- £562 – £736
- £736 – £839
- £840 – £988
- £994 – £1,326
- £1,345 – £3,320
Day-ahead average for today, 9 November 2026.
Electricity and heating at the prices of Oct–Dec 2026; recalculated on 8 November 2026.
Long-term average heating degree days (Eurostat, NASA POWER).
Long-term average yearly yield of a 1 kWp system (PVGIS).
Latest official rent data (September 2026).
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Electricity prices in Great Britain today
Price history
| Period | Households | Small business | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct–Dec 2026 | 33.7p/kWh | – | – |
| Apr–Jun 2026 | – | 28.6p/kWh | 25.2p/kWh |
| Jan–Mar 2026 | – | 28.8p/kWh | 25.0p/kWh |
| Oct–Dec 2025 | – | 29.6p/kWh | 25.4p/kWh |
| Jul–Sept 2025 | – | 28.6p/kWh | 24.8p/kWh |
| Apr–Jun 2025 | – | 28.6p/kWh | 25.8p/kWh |
Home running costs
An 80 m² home in the United Kingdom costs on average £130 per month to run, excluding rent (1,107 cities with full data).
Regions compared
| Region | Cities | Running cost | Heating need | Solar yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 1 | £133 | 2,632 | 933 kWh/kWp |
| Aberdeenshire | 6 | £138 | 2,863 | 923 kWh/kWp |
| Anglesey | 1 | £123 | 2,225 | 1,011 kWh/kWp |
| Angus | 4 | £138 | 2,836 | 954 kWh/kWp |
| Antrim and Newtownabbey | 2 | – | 2,710 | 940 kWh/kWp |
| Ards and North Down | 3 | – | 2,547 | 975 kWh/kWp |
| Argyll and Bute | 1 | £144 | 3,090 | 847 kWh/kWp |
| Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon | 4 | – | 2,710 | 911 kWh/kWp |
| Barnsley | 7 | £133 | 2,637 | 963 kWh/kWp |
| Bath and North East Somerset | 3 | £127 | 2,374 | 1,017 kWh/kWp |
| Bedford | 3 | £128 | 2,450 | 1,027 kWh/kWp |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 2 | £137 | 2,818 | 905 kWh/kWp |
| Blackpool | 1 | £130 | 2,518 | 972 kWh/kWp |
| Blaenau Gwent | 4 | £136 | 2,751 | 992 kWh/kWp |
| Borough of Bolton | 6 | £135 | 2,713 | 924 kWh/kWp |
| Borough of Bury | 5 | £135 | 2,713 | 924 kWh/kWp |
| Borough of Halton | 2 | £135 | 2,713 | 924 kWh/kWp |
| Borough of Oldham | 8 | £137 | 2,829 | 841 kWh/kWp |
| Borough of Rochdale | 3 | £137 | 2,829 | 841 kWh/kWp |
| Borough of Stockport | 6 | £137 | 2,829 | 841 kWh/kWp |
| Borough of Swindon | 1 | £129 | 2,472 | 1,023 kWh/kWp |
| Borough of Tameside | 6 | £137 | 2,829 | 841 kWh/kWp |
| Borough of Thurrock | 4 | £123 | 2,238 | 1,082 kWh/kWp |
| Borough of Torbay | 4 | £122 | 2,190 | 1,086 kWh/kWp |
| Borough of Wigan | 8 | £135 | 2,713 | 924 kWh/kWp |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | 5 | £116 | 1,932 | 1,153 kWh/kWp |
| Bracknell Forest | 3 | £128 | 2,437 | 1,025 kWh/kWp |
| Bradford | 6 | £141 | 2,995 | 907 kWh/kWp |
| Bridgend county borough | 6 | £123 | 2,230 | 1,085 kWh/kWp |
| Brighton and Hove | 4 | £123 | 2,213 | 1,096 kWh/kWp |
| Buckinghamshire | 11 | £127 | 2,406 | 1,037 kWh/kWp |
| Caerphilly County Borough | 7 | £126 | 2,327 | 1,047 kWh/kWp |
| Calderdale | 5 | £137 | 2,829 | 841 kWh/kWp |
| Cambridgeshire | 10 | £127 | 2,406 | 1,041 kWh/kWp |
| Cardiff | 3 | £126 | 2,359 | 1,035 kWh/kWp |
| Carmarthenshire | 3 | £128 | 2,439 | 1,001 kWh/kWp |
| Causeway Coast and Glens | 2 | – | 2,660 | 855 kWh/kWp |
| Central Bedfordshire | 7 | £128 | 2,450 | 1,027 kWh/kWp |
| Cheshire East | 10 | £136 | 2,748 | 917 kWh/kWp |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 6 | £133 | 2,633 | 962 kWh/kWp |
| City and Borough of Birmingham | 4 | £132 | 2,579 | 965 kWh/kWp |
| City and Borough of Leeds | 12 | £134 | 2,682 | 968 kWh/kWp |
| City and Borough of Salford | 6 | £135 | 2,713 | 924 kWh/kWp |
| City and Borough of Wakefield | 8 | £133 | 2,637 | 963 kWh/kWp |
| City and County of Swansea | 3 | £123 | 2,230 | 1,049 kWh/kWp |
| City of Belfast | 2 | – | 2,710 | 940 kWh/kWp |
| City of Bristol | 1 | £127 | 2,374 | 1,017 kWh/kWp |
| City of Edinburgh | 1 | £140 | 2,925 | 929 kWh/kWp |
| City of Kingston upon Hull | 1 | £131 | 2,546 | 1,001 kWh/kWp |
| City of Leicester | 5 | £131 | 2,568 | 1,026 kWh/kWp |
| City of York | 2 | £134 | 2,687 | 979 kWh/kWp |
| Clackmannanshire | 1 | £144 | 3,101 | 843 kWh/kWp |
| Conwy | 3 | £126 | 2,331 | 949 kWh/kWp |
| Cornwall | 10 | £115 | 1,894 | 1,079 kWh/kWp |
| County Durham | 10 | £134 | 2,666 | 972 kWh/kWp |
| County of Ceredigion | 1 | £137 | 2,824 | 873 kWh/kWp |
| County of Flintshire | 5 | £134 | 2,695 | 970 kWh/kWp |
| Coventry | 1 | £131 | 2,568 | 994 kWh/kWp |
| Cumbria | 7 | £136 | 2,764 | 913 kWh/kWp |
| Darlington | 1 | £136 | 2,782 | 948 kWh/kWp |
| Denbighshire | 2 | £126 | 2,331 | 948 kWh/kWp |
| Derby | 4 | £133 | 2,651 | 973 kWh/kWp |
| Derbyshire | 18 | £134 | 2,696 | 939 kWh/kWp |
| Derry City and Strabane | 2 | – | 2,731 | 845 kWh/kWp |
| Devon | 14 | £123 | 2,234 | 1,061 kWh/kWp |
| District of Rutland | 1 | £130 | 2,502 | 1,045 kWh/kWp |
| Doncaster | 8 | £133 | 2,637 | 990 kWh/kWp |
| Dorset | 8 | £119 | 2,049 | 1,124 kWh/kWp |
| Dudley | 5 | £132 | 2,579 | 965 kWh/kWp |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 2 | £138 | 2,831 | 932 kWh/kWp |
| Dundee City | 1 | £143 | 3,062 | 944 kWh/kWp |
| East Ayrshire | 1 | £140 | 2,927 | 894 kWh/kWp |
| East Dunbartonshire | 4 | £144 | 3,096 | 845 kWh/kWp |
| East Lothian | 3 | £139 | 2,880 | 937 kWh/kWp |
| East Renfrewshire | 3 | £144 | 3,090 | 847 kWh/kWp |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 6 | £131 | 2,570 | 1,009 kWh/kWp |
| East Sussex | 11 | £122 | 2,173 | 1,116 kWh/kWp |
| Eilean Siar | 1 | £132 | 2,602 | 806 kWh/kWp |
| Essex | 26 | £124 | 2,277 | 1,080 kWh/kWp |
| Falkirk | 3 | £144 | 3,101 | 868 kWh/kWp |
| Fermanagh and Omagh | 2 | – | 2,834 | 859 kWh/kWp |
| Fife | 7 | £142 | 3,009 | 918 kWh/kWp |
| Gateshead | 4 | £132 | 2,582 | 987 kWh/kWp |
| Glasgow City | 1 | £144 | 3,090 | 847 kWh/kWp |
| Gloucestershire | 10 | £130 | 2,532 | 999 kWh/kWp |
| Greater London | 136 | £126 | 2,350 | 1,042 kWh/kWp |
| Gwynedd | 1 | £136 | 2,787 | 864 kWh/kWp |
| Hampshire | 28 | £125 | 2,303 | 1,051 kWh/kWp |
| Hartlepool | 1 | £136 | 2,782 | 918 kWh/kWp |
| Herefordshire | 3 | £130 | 2,503 | 1,018 kWh/kWp |
| Hertfordshire | 30 | £127 | 2,402 | 1,039 kWh/kWp |
| Highland | 3 | £149 | 3,305 | 814 kWh/kWp |
| Inverclyde | 3 | £141 | 2,971 | 746 kWh/kWp |
| Isle of Wight | 4 | £117 | 1,977 | 1,130 kWh/kWp |
| Kent | 26 | £121 | 2,142 | 1,099 kWh/kWp |
| Kirklees | 7 | £135 | 2,723 | 909 kWh/kWp |
| Knowsley | 5 | £129 | 2,480 | 976 kWh/kWp |
| Lancashire | 28 | £135 | 2,740 | 929 kWh/kWp |
| Leicestershire | 17 | £132 | 2,589 | 1,011 kWh/kWp |
| Lincolnshire | 12 | £129 | 2,487 | 1,039 kWh/kWp |
| Lisburn and Castlereagh | 2 | – | 2,710 | 940 kWh/kWp |
| Liverpool | 12 | £129 | 2,480 | 976 kWh/kWp |
| Luton | 1 | £128 | 2,450 | 1,027 kWh/kWp |
| Manchester | 2 | £137 | 2,829 | 841 kWh/kWp |
| Medway | 3 | £123 | 2,238 | 1,082 kWh/kWp |
| Merthyr Tydfil County Borough | 2 | £123 | 2,230 | 1,085 kWh/kWp |
| Metropolitan Borough of Wirral | 7 | £129 | 2,480 | 976 kWh/kWp |
| Mid Ulster | 2 | – | 2,765 | 896 kWh/kWp |
| Mid and East Antrim | 3 | – | 2,663 | 900 kWh/kWp |
| Middlesbrough | 1 | £136 | 2,782 | 918 kWh/kWp |
| Midlothian | 4 | £140 | 2,925 | 929 kWh/kWp |
| Milton Keynes | 3 | £129 | 2,487 | 1,023 kWh/kWp |
| Monmouthshire | 3 | £132 | 2,581 | 1,005 kWh/kWp |
| Moray | 1 | £147 | 3,242 | 816 kWh/kWp |
| Neath Port Talbot | 3 | £125 | 2,294 | 1,036 kWh/kWp |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 3 | £132 | 2,582 | 987 kWh/kWp |
| Newport | 1 | £126 | 2,359 | 1,035 kWh/kWp |
| Newry Mourne and Down | 2 | – | 2,537 | 976 kWh/kWp |
| Norfolk | 11 | £128 | 2,413 | 1,067 kWh/kWp |
| North Ayrshire | 5 | £138 | 2,857 | 873 kWh/kWp |
| North East Lincolnshire | 3 | £129 | 2,460 | 1,057 kWh/kWp |
| North Lanarkshire | 8 | £144 | 3,101 | 843 kWh/kWp |
| North Lincolnshire | 2 | £131 | 2,546 | 1,001 kWh/kWp |
| North Northamptonshire | 5 | £130 | 2,505 | 1,044 kWh/kWp |
| North Somerset | 5 | £126 | 2,359 | 1,035 kWh/kWp |
| North Tyneside | 4 | £132 | 2,582 | 987 kWh/kWp |
| North Yorkshire | 10 | £134 | 2,691 | 955 kWh/kWp |
| Northumberland | 9 | £132 | 2,618 | 979 kWh/kWp |
| Nottingham | 2 | £133 | 2,651 | 1,007 kWh/kWp |
| Nottinghamshire | 15 | £133 | 2,649 | 1,000 kWh/kWp |
| Oxfordshire | 13 | £129 | 2,478 | 1,022 kWh/kWp |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 | £120 | 2,094 | 1,031 kWh/kWp |
| Perth and Kinross | 1 | £151 | 3,378 | 902 kWh/kWp |
| Peterborough | 1 | £127 | 2,399 | 1,044 kWh/kWp |
| Plymouth | 2 | £122 | 2,190 | 1,006 kWh/kWp |
| Portsmouth | 2 | £124 | 2,254 | 1,065 kWh/kWp |
| Reading | 1 | £128 | 2,437 | 1,025 kWh/kWp |
| Redcar and Cleveland | 2 | £136 | 2,782 | 918 kWh/kWp |
| Renfrewshire | 4 | £144 | 3,090 | 847 kWh/kWp |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 6 | £123 | 2,230 | 1,085 kWh/kWp |
| Rotherham | 5 | £133 | 2,637 | 969 kWh/kWp |
| Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 4 | £127 | 2,374 | 1,043 kWh/kWp |
| Sandwell | 5 | £132 | 2,579 | 965 kWh/kWp |
| Sefton | 5 | £129 | 2,480 | 976 kWh/kWp |
| Sheffield | 6 | £133 | 2,637 | 963 kWh/kWp |
| Shropshire | 8 | £135 | 2,739 | 974 kWh/kWp |
| Sir Powys | 1 | £137 | 2,824 | 904 kWh/kWp |
| Slough | 1 | £127 | 2,374 | 1,043 kWh/kWp |
| Solihull | 3 | £132 | 2,577 | 970 kWh/kWp |
| Somerset | 10 | £126 | 2,361 | 1,049 kWh/kWp |
| South Ayrshire | 3 | £140 | 2,927 | 894 kWh/kWp |
| South Gloucestershire | 5 | £127 | 2,374 | 1,017 kWh/kWp |
| South Lanarkshire | 10 | £144 | 3,112 | 842 kWh/kWp |
| South Tyneside | 4 | £132 | 2,582 | 987 kWh/kWp |
| Southampton | 2 | £124 | 2,254 | 1,057 kWh/kWp |
| Southend-on-Sea | 1 | £123 | 2,238 | 1,082 kWh/kWp |
| St. Helens | 5 | £135 | 2,703 | 926 kWh/kWp |
| Staffordshire | 18 | £133 | 2,650 | 962 kWh/kWp |
| Stirling | 1 | £144 | 3,101 | 843 kWh/kWp |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 4 | £136 | 2,782 | 948 kWh/kWp |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 2 | £135 | 2,715 | 949 kWh/kWp |
| Suffolk | 12 | £125 | 2,293 | 1,088 kWh/kWp |
| Sunderland | 5 | £132 | 2,582 | 987 kWh/kWp |
| Surrey | 33 | £126 | 2,325 | 1,057 kWh/kWp |
| Telford and Wrekin | 4 | £133 | 2,657 | 979 kWh/kWp |
| The Scottish Borders | 2 | £147 | 3,242 | 881 kWh/kWp |
| Torfaen County Borough | 2 | £126 | 2,359 | 1,035 kWh/kWp |
| Trafford | 6 | £135 | 2,713 | 924 kWh/kWp |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 3 | £124 | 2,263 | 1,072 kWh/kWp |
| Walsall | 7 | £132 | 2,579 | 965 kWh/kWp |
| Warrington | 3 | £135 | 2,713 | 924 kWh/kWp |
| Warwickshire | 9 | £131 | 2,562 | 996 kWh/kWp |
| West Berkshire | 2 | £128 | 2,437 | 1,039 kWh/kWp |
| West Dunbartonshire | 3 | £144 | 3,090 | 847 kWh/kWp |
| West Lothian | 6 | £144 | 3,101 | 898 kWh/kWp |
| West Northamptonshire | 3 | £130 | 2,504 | 1,023 kWh/kWp |
| West Sussex | 16 | £123 | 2,204 | 1,096 kWh/kWp |
| Wiltshire | 13 | £128 | 2,427 | 1,028 kWh/kWp |
| Wokingham | 2 | £128 | 2,437 | 1,025 kWh/kWp |
| Wolverhampton | 2 | £132 | 2,579 | 965 kWh/kWp |
| Worcestershire | 8 | £131 | 2,564 | 981 kWh/kWp |
| Wrexham | 3 | £134 | 2,695 | 970 kWh/kWp |
Lowest running costs
Highest running costs
| 1 | Fort William Highland | £154 |
| 2 | Perth Perth and Kinross | £151 |
| 3 | Hawick The Scottish Borders | £147 |
| 4 | Galashiels The Scottish Borders | £147 |
| 5 | Nairn Highland | £147 |
| 6 | Inverness Highland | £147 |
| 7 | Elgin Moray | £147 |
| 8 | Westhill Aberdeenshire | £146 |
| 9 | Larkhall South Lanarkshire | £146 |
| 10 | Dalserf South Lanarkshire | £146 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does electricity cost in the United Kingdom?
Households pay on average 33.7p/kWh including taxes and fixed charges (Oct–Dec 2026). With 2,500 kWh a year that is about £70 a month.
When is electricity cheapest today?
In Great Britain the cheapest hours today are 02:00, 03:00, 04:00, at 32.7p/kWh on average on the wholesale market.
What do businesses pay for electricity in the United Kingdom?
Small businesses using 20–500 MWh a year pay 28.6p/kWh and industry using 2–20 GWh pays 25.2p/kWh, excluding VAT (Apr–Jun 2026).
How often are the prices updated?
Hourly wholesale prices are updated several times a day. Household and business tariffs are updated as soon as the official statistics publish new figures: every month in the US, every quarter in the UK and every six months in the EU.