Electricity prices Great Britain, 7 November 2026
7 November 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
44.8p/kWh
−8% vs. yesterday · +4% vs. 7-day average
Lowest
37.1p/kWh
Highest
68.2p/kWh
Hours with negative prices
0
Cheapest hours
- 04:00 · 37.1p/kWh
- 06:00 · 37.4p/kWh
- 23:00 · 37.1p/kWh
Best time to run
Washing machine (2 h)
04:00–06:00, average 37.3p/kWh
Dishwasher (3 h)
04:00–07:00, average 37.3p/kWh
Electric car (4 h)
03:00–07:00, average 37.4p/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
1 Nov2 Nov3 Nov4 Nov5 Nov6 Nov7 Nov00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Previous days
| Date | Average | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov | 48.6p/kWh | 34.9p/kWh | 76.5p/kWh |
| 5 Nov | 41.7p/kWh | 31.9p/kWh | 64.5p/kWh |
| 4 Nov | 40.2p/kWh | 32.9p/kWh | 60.8p/kWh |
| 3 Nov | 42.4p/kWh | 33.8p/kWh | 60.8p/kWh |
| 2 Nov | 42.4p/kWh | 34.6p/kWh | 66.1p/kWh |
| 1 Nov | 43.2p/kWh | 37.4p/kWh | 63.0p/kWh |
| 31 Oct | 43.8p/kWh | 37.3p/kWh | 63.5p/kWh |
| 30 Oct | 41.8p/kWh | 33.9p/kWh | 64.7p/kWh |
| 29 Oct | 43.7p/kWh | 36.4p/kWh | 65.1p/kWh |
| 28 Oct | 38.7p/kWh | 28.4p/kWh | 58.5p/kWh |
| 27 Oct | 22.3p/kWh | 2.2p/kWh | 58.8p/kWh |
| 26 Oct | 26.7p/kWh | 4.2p/kWh | 54.7p/kWh |
| 25 Oct | 3.4p/kWh | -7.0p/kWh | 32.1p/kWh |
| 24 Oct | 6.9p/kWh | 0.3p/kWh | 29.1p/kWh |
Source: Octopus Energy API