Electricity prices Agile L: South Western England, 18 August 2026

18 August 2026 · Consumer price including taxes and charges.

Average
31.5p/kWh
−15% vs. yesterday · −1% vs. 7-day average
Lowest
24.3p/kWh
Highest
49.4p/kWh
Hours with negative prices
0

Cheapest hours

Best time to run

Washing machine (2 h)
13:00–15:00, average 24.5p/kWh
Dishwasher (3 h)
11:00–14:00, average 24.6p/kWh
Electric car (4 h)
11:00–15:00, average 24.7p/kWh

Hourly prices

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Cheapest hours highlighted. Times in local time.
Show the data as a table
HourPrice
029.8p/kWh
127.4p/kWh
227.6p/kWh
326.5p/kWh
427.0p/kWh
529.4p/kWh
632.2p/kWh
732.1p/kWh
830.7p/kWh
927.9p/kWh
1025.5p/kWh
1124.7p/kWh
1225.0p/kWh
1324.3p/kWh
1424.8p/kWh
1525.9p/kWh
1640.1p/kWh
1745.8p/kWh
1849.4p/kWh
1938.2p/kWh
2038.1p/kWh
2137.7p/kWh
2233.4p/kWh
2333.7p/kWh

The average household tariff in the United Kingdom is 33.7p/kWh (all taxes and fixed charges included, Oct–Dec 2026).

Last 7 days, hour by hour

Cheapest hours highlighted. Times in local time.

Previous days

DateAverageLowestHighest
17 Aug37.3p/kWh31.4p/kWh53.8p/kWh
16 Aug31.7p/kWh23.9p/kWh47.2p/kWh
15 Aug28.5p/kWh15.8p/kWh44.8p/kWh
14 Aug32.4p/kWh24.2p/kWh55.2p/kWh
13 Aug34.7p/kWh24.6p/kWh76.0p/kWh
12 Aug30.7p/kWh19.5p/kWh62.3p/kWh
11 Aug28.6p/kWh19.4p/kWh46.7p/kWh
10 Aug28.0p/kWh21.3p/kWh45.5p/kWh
9 Aug20.0p/kWh2.1p/kWh40.3p/kWh
8 Aug18.6p/kWh-3.7p/kWh41.1p/kWh
7 Aug24.7p/kWh14.8p/kWh40.2p/kWh
6 Aug23.8p/kWh12.8p/kWh39.3p/kWh
5 Aug17.7p/kWh-4.1p/kWh36.2p/kWh
4 Aug28.4p/kWh22.7p/kWh42.1p/kWh

Source: Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de (CC BY 4.0)