🚨 July 2026 cap ROSE 13% — now £1,862/yr. Electricity 26.11p/kWh · Gas 7.33p/kWh. A fixed tariff below that protects you from further rises.
📊 Q3 2026 cap (1 Jul–30 Sep): Elec 26.11p/kWh · Gas 7.33p/kWh · SC 57.19p + 29.04p/day
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📰 Latest energy news — June 2026
🚨 July 2026 cap ROSE 13% to £1,862/yr (1 Jul–30 Sep) — driven by higher wholesale gas after Middle East disruption. Fixing now can still beat the variable rate.
⏰ Next cap (Oct–Dec 2026) published by 26 August 2026. If on a variable tariff, a fix below £1,862 protects you from further rises.
🟢 About 60% of households (33 million) are on variable tariffs and affected by the July rise. Fixed-tariff customers are unaffected.
🟢 Best customer service (Citizens Advice Q4 2025): Ecotricity, Octopus, E.ON Next and So Energy all rate well. British Gas and OVO score below average.
Your Home
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Your home and energy use
Tell us about your property so we can calculate accurate costs.
Home size
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1-bed flat
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2-bed flat
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2-3 bed terrace
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3-bed semi
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4-bed detached
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5+ bed large
Region
Annual electricity — 2,900 kWh
Annual gas — 11,500 kWh
No gas / electric only
Technology
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Your devices
What technology do you have at home? This unlocks specialist tariffs.
Smart meter
Required for most specialist tariffs
Electric vehicle (EV)
Unlocks cheap overnight EV tariffs
Miles driven per year — 8,000
Compatible smart charger
Heat pump
Unlocks heat pump tariffs
Solar panels
Enables export income calculation
System size — 4 kWp
Battery storage
Battery capacity — 10 kWh
Economy 7 or 10 meter
Older two-rate meter — check your bill
Usage
Step 3 of 3
Your usage pattern
Affects how much of your usage falls into cheap overnight windows.
When are you mostly at home?
🏠 Peak heavy
Home during the day 9–5. Most usage in daytime hours.
⚖️ Balanced
Mix of home and away. Average UK household.
🌙 Off-peak heavy
Shift worker, or you actively run appliances overnight.