Ofgem's cap is a benchmark for a typical household's annualised energy costs. It is not a promise of any household's bill: usage, region, meter and tariff still matter.
The cap applies to covered domestic import tariffs. It does not govern export payments for electricity sent to the grid.
Payment method
Direct Debit
Latest published breakdown
£1,663
July - Sept 2026: to .
Ofgem benchmark for a typical dual-fuel household, using typical domestic consumption values.
Wholesale costs£729 · 43.84%
Network costs£416 · 25.02%
Operating Costs and Industry Charges£226 · 13.59%
Policy costs£96 · 5.77%
VAT£79 · 4.75%
Debt Related Costs£49 · 2.95%
Earnings Before Interest & Taxes (EBIT)£43 · 2.59%
Headroom allowance£17 · 1.02%
Levelisation£9 · 0.54%
Adjustment allowance£0 · 0%
Incomplete component history: Debt Related Costs, Levelisation, Operating costs, Operating Costs and Industry Charges, Direct debit payment method uplift allowance does not cover the full history.
Publisher periods are preserved as returned: 2018/19 winter (half_year); 2019 summer (half_year); 2019/20 winter (half_year); 2020 summer (half_year); 2020/21 winter (half_year); 2021 summer (half_year); 2021/22 winter (half_year); 2022 summer (half_year); Oct - Dec 2022 (quarter); Jan - Mar 2023 (quarter); Apr-June 2023 (quarter); July-Sept 2023 (quarter); Oct - Dec 2023 (quarter); Jan - Mar 2024 (quarter); Apr-June 2024 (quarter); July-Sept 2024 (quarter); Oct - Dec 24 (quarter); Jan - Mar 25 (quarter); Apr - June 25 (quarter); July - Sept 2025 (quarter); Oct - Dec 2025 (quarter); Jan - Mar 2026 (quarter); Apr - June 26 (quarter); July - Sept 2026 (quarter).
Standard Credit
Latest published breakdown
£1,796
July - Sept 2026: to .
Ofgem benchmark for a typical dual-fuel household, using typical domestic consumption values.
Wholesale costs£729 · 40.59%
Network costs£416 · 23.16%
Operating Costs and Industry Charges£266 · 14.81%
Debt Related Costs£140 · 7.8%
Policy costs£96 · 5.35%
VAT£86 · 4.79%
Earnings Before Interest & Taxes (EBIT)£44 · 2.45%
Headroom allowance£19 · 1.06%
Adjustment allowance£0 · 0%
Incomplete component history: Adjustment allowance, Debt Related Costs, Operating costs, Operating Costs and Industry Charges, Standard credit payment method uplift allowance does not cover the full history.
Publisher periods are preserved as returned: 2018/19 winter (half_year); 2019 summer (half_year); 2019/20 winter (half_year); 2020 summer (half_year); 2020/21 winter (half_year); 2021 summer (half_year); 2021/22 winter (half_year); 2022 summer (half_year); Oct - Dec 2022 (quarter); Jan - Mar 2023 (quarter); Apr-June 2023 (quarter); July - Sept 2023 (quarter); Oct - Dec 2023 (quarter); Jan - Mar 2024 (quarter); Apr-June 2024 (quarter); July - Sept 2024 (quarter); Oct - Dec 2024 (quarter); Jan - March 25 (quarter); Apr - June 25 (quarter); July - Sept 2025 (quarter); Oct - Dec 2025 (quarter); Jan-Mar 2026 (quarter); Apr - June 26 (quarter); July - Sept 2026 (quarter).
Prepayment
Latest published breakdown
£1,620
July - Sept 2026: to .
Ofgem benchmark for a typical dual-fuel household, using typical domestic consumption values.
Wholesale costs£728 · 44.94%
Network costs£411 · 25.37%
Operating Costs and Industry Charges£283 · 17.47%
Policy costs£96 · 5.93%
VAT£77 · 4.75%
EBIT£43 · 2.65%
Debt Related Costs£19 · 1.17%
Headroom allowance£17 · 1.05%
Adjustment allowance£0 · 0%
Prepayment payment method uplift allowance£0 · 0%
Levelisation-£55 · -3.4%
Incomplete component history: Adjustment allowance, Debt Related Costs, Levelisation, Operating costs, Operating Costs and Industry Charges does not cover the full history.
Publisher periods are preserved as returned: 2017 summer** (half_year); 2017/18 winter** (half_year); 2018 summer** (half_year); 2018/19 winter** (half_year); 2019 summer** (half_year); 2019/20 winter* (half_year); 2020 summer* (half_year); 2020/21 winter* (half_year); 2021 summer* (half_year); 2021/22 winter* (half_year); 2022 summer* (half_year); Oct - Dec 2022* (quarter); Jan - Mar 2023* (quarter); April-June 2023* (quarter); July - Sept 2023* (quarter); Oct - Dec 2023* (quarter); Jan - Mar 2024* (quarter); April-June 2024 (quarter); July - Sept 2024 (quarter); Oct - Dec 2024 (quarter); Jan - March 25 (quarter); Apr - June 25 (quarter); July - Sept 2025 (quarter); Oct - Dec 2025 (quarter); Jan-Mar 2026 (quarter); Apr - June 26 (quarter); July - Sept 2026 (quarter).