Electricity prices Great Britain, 11 September 2026
11 September 2026 · Consumer price including taxes and charges.
Great Britain has no single public hourly price for households. We show Octopus Agile half-hourly prices (one supplier's dynamic tariff, inc. VAT), averaged over its 14 regions. The Ofgem price cap below applies to standard tariffs.
Average
36.9p/kWh
+7% vs. yesterday · +47% vs. 7-day average
Lowest
28.6p/kWh
Highest
64.9p/kWh
Hours with negative prices
0
Cheapest hours
- 02:00 · 28.6p/kWh
- 04:00 · 29.6p/kWh
- 15:00 · 29.8p/kWh
Best time to run
Washing machine (2 h)
02:00–04:00, average 29.4p/kWh
Dishwasher (3 h)
02:00–05:00, average 29.4p/kWh
Electric car (4 h)
01:00–05:00, average 29.6p/kWh
Hourly prices
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
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Previous days
| Date | Average | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sept | 34.4p/kWh | 23.0p/kWh | 50.4p/kWh |
| 9 Sept | 34.5p/kWh | 23.2p/kWh | 57.7p/kWh |
| 8 Sept | 25.4p/kWh | 7.9p/kWh | 48.1p/kWh |
| 7 Sept | 30.9p/kWh | 16.1p/kWh | 51.4p/kWh |
| 6 Sept | 19.2p/kWh | -4.4p/kWh | 49.0p/kWh |
| 5 Sept | 13.7p/kWh | -2.8p/kWh | 45.8p/kWh |
| 4 Sept | 17.3p/kWh | -2.4p/kWh | 36.8p/kWh |
| 3 Sept | 26.6p/kWh | 8.5p/kWh | 49.4p/kWh |
| 2 Sept | 32.2p/kWh | 26.2p/kWh | 51.5p/kWh |
| 1 Sept | 27.7p/kWh | 10.8p/kWh | 50.1p/kWh |
| 31 Aug | 22.0p/kWh | -1.2p/kWh | 45.3p/kWh |
| 30 Aug | 29.1p/kWh | 23.3p/kWh | 45.4p/kWh |
| 29 Aug | 28.7p/kWh | 15.9p/kWh | 47.9p/kWh |
| 28 Aug | 29.4p/kWh | 21.2p/kWh | 44.3p/kWh |
Source: Octopus Energy API