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Electricity unit rate by region

pence per kWh, Direct Debit. Price cap 1 Jul – 30 Sep 2026 · Ofgem data

Electricity unit rate by region, 1 Jul – 30 Sep 2026Eastern: 26.38pEast Midlands: 25.10pLondon: 26.35pMerseyside and North Wales: 27.66pWest Midlands: 25.33pNorth Eastern: 25.22pNorth Western: 26.13pNorth Scotland: 26.42pSouth Eastern: 26.67pSouth Wales: 26.33pSouth Western: 26.39pYorkshire: 25.31pSouth Scotland: 25.85pSouthern: 26.42p26.38p25.10p26.35p27.66p25.33p25.22p26.13p26.42p26.67p26.33p26.39p25.31p25.85p26.42p

Boundaries and generation mix: NESO. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

The cap has no finer geography than these 14 regions: Ofgem sets one set of rates per region and payment method.

Ranked

1. Merseyside and North Wales27.66p
2. South Eastern26.67p
3. North Scotland26.42p
4. Southern26.42p
5. South Western26.39p
6. Eastern26.38p
7. London26.35p
8. South Wales26.33p
9. North Western26.13p
10. South Scotland25.85p
11. West Midlands25.33p
12. Yorkshire25.31p
13. North Eastern25.22p
14. East Midlands25.10p
Dashed line: GB average 26.11p. Green 3% or more below it, red 3% or more above, orange in between.

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