Household electricity prices in the United Kingdom averaged 22.03 euro cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in the first half of 2020. Over the past decade, household electricity prices have seen an overall increase, peaking at 22.10 euro cents per kWh in the second half of 2019. On average, the UK pays some of the highest electricity prices in Europe. Annual electricity billsIn 2019, the average annual domestic electricity bill for those with an electricity consumption of up to 3,800 kWh was 608 British pounds. In comparison, those with a consumption of 6,000 kWh paid 837 British pounds. Payment methods also affect electricity bills, with consumers who used prepayment paying the least. In 1970, the overall expenditure on electricity by all end users in the UK amounted to 1.5 billion British pounds. This increased significantly in the following decades and amounted to nearly 38 billion pounds by 2018.

The average wholesale electricity price in September 2025 in the United Kingdom is forecast to amount to*******British pounds per megawatt-hour, a decrease from the previous month. A record high was reached in August 2022 when day-ahead baseload contracts averaged ***** British pounds per megawatt-hour. Electricity price stabilization in Europe Electricity prices increased in 2024 compared to the previous year, when prices stabilized after the energy supply shortage. Price spikes were driven by the growing wholesale prices of natural gas and coal worldwide, which are among the main sources of power in the region.

… and in the United Kingdom? The United Kingdom was one of the countries with the highest electricity prices worldwide during the energy crisis. Since then, prices have been stabilizing, almost to pre-energy crisis levels. The use of nuclear, wind, and bioenergy for electricity generation has been increasing recently. The fuel types are an alternative to fossil fuels and are part of the country's power generation plans going into the future.

In the third quarter of 2025, Bermuda had the highest household electricity prices worldwide, followed by Ireland, Italy, and Germany. At the time, Irish households were charged around 0.44 U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour, while in Italy, the price stood at 0.42 U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour. By comparison, in Russia, residents paid almost 10 times less. What is behind electricity prices? Electricity prices vary widely across the world and sometimes even within a country itself, depending on factors like infrastructure, geography, and politically determined taxes and levies. For example, in Denmark, Belgium, and Sweden, taxes constitute a significant portion of residential end-user electricity prices. Reliance on fossil fuel imports Meanwhile, thanks to their great crude oil and natural gas production output, countries like Iran, Qatar, and Russia enjoy some of the cheapest electricity prices in the world. Here, the average household pays less than 0.1 U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour. In contrast, countries heavily reliant on fossil fuel imports for electricity generation are more vulnerable to market price fluctuations.

UK Electricity decreased 23.24 GBP/MWh or 22.68% since the beginning of 2025, according to the latest spot benchmarks offered by sellers to buyers priced in megawatt hour (MWh). This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom Electricity Price.

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This statistic shows the expenditure on electricity by domestic end users in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2018, in million British pounds. It shows that the expenditure on electricity increased significantly over this period, from 645 million British pounds in 1970 to approximately 17.8 billion British pounds in 2018. In the year 2000, the expenditure actually decreased when compared to 1995, but continued to increase in the following years.

The price of gas in the United Kingdom was 80.1 British pence per therm in the third quarter of 2025. It is anticipated gas prices will increase to 85.4 pence in the first quarter of 2026 before gradually falling to just under 77.6 pence by the second quarter of of the year. Surging energy costs and the cost of living crisis At the height of the UK's cost of living crisis in 2022, approximately 91 percent of UK households were experiencing rising prices compared with the previous month. It was during 2022 that the UK's CPI inflation rate reached a peak of 11.1 percent, in October of that year. Food and energy, in particular, were the main drivers of inflation during this period, with energy inflation reaching 26.6 percent, and food prices increasing by 18.2 percent at the height of the crisis. Although prices fell to more expected levels by 2024, an uptick in inflation is forecast for 2025, with prices rising by 3.7 percent in the third quarter of the year. Global Inflation Crisis The UK was not alone in suffering rapid inflation during this time period, with several countries across the world experiencing an inflation crisis. The roots of the crisis began as the global economy gradually emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. Blocked-up supply chains, struggled to recover as quickly as consumer demand, with food and energy prices also facing upward pressure. Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 led to Europe gradually weening itself of cheap Russian energy exports, while for several months Ukraine struggled to export crucial food supplies to the rest of the World.

United Kingdom Purchase Price: Electricity: Medium Scale Industry data was reported at 10.241 0.01 GBP/kWh in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.259 0.01 GBP/kWh for Mar 2018. United Kingdom Purchase Price: Electricity: Medium Scale Industry data is updated quarterly, averaging 4.830 0.01 GBP/kWh from Mar 1989 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 118 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.259 0.01 GBP/kWh in Mar 2018 and a record low of 3.150 0.01 GBP/kWh in Jun 2003. United Kingdom Purchase Price: Electricity: Medium Scale Industry data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.P008: Energy Overview: Purchase Price.

The average net selling value of electricity used by the commercial sector in the United Kingdom (UK) came to over 20 pence per kilowatt-hour sold in 2022. The average net selling value of electricity more than doubled in the period in consideration, from 10.11 pence per kilowatt-hour of electricity sold in 2010.

United Kingdom Purchase Price: Electricity: Small Scale Industry data was reported at 11.616 0.01 GBP/kWh in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 11.295 0.01 GBP/kWh for Mar 2018. United Kingdom Purchase Price: Electricity: Small Scale Industry data is updated quarterly, averaging 6.510 0.01 GBP/kWh from Mar 1989 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 118 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.616 0.01 GBP/kWh in Jun 2018 and a record low of 4.170 0.01 GBP/kWh in Sep 2003. United Kingdom Purchase Price: Electricity: Small Scale Industry data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.P008: Energy Overview: Purchase Price.

UK Gas fell to 72.60 GBp/thm on December 2, 2025, down 1.67% from the previous day. Over the past month, UK Gas's price has fallen 11.75%, and is down 40.33% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. UK Natural Gas - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on December of 2025.

In 2024, the retail price of electricity for residential customers in the United States averaged 16.48 U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour. Households are charged more than the commercial and industrial sectors, because of the higher distribution costs. Since 2020, electricity customers have seen electricity prices increase in the U.S. and peak in 2024. The U.S. electricity market The U.S. electricity market is led by several types of electricity providers, such as cooperatives, municipal systems, and shareholder-owned electric utilities. In 2022, cooperatives were the most common type of ownership in the U.S., with more than 600 providers. That year, the U.S. electric utility industry revenue amounted to 488 billion U.S. dollars. Electricity prices around the world Electricity prices vary widely from country to country, depending on energy sources used, as well as government and industry subsidies and regulations. In 2023, Ireland and the United Kingdom had some of the highest household electricity prices worldwide. Meanwhile, U.S. households paid some of the lowest prices. However, leading oil and gas-producing regions such as the Middle East registered the cheapest rates overall.

United Kingdom Purchase Price: Electricity: Extra Large Scale Industry data was reported at 6.537 0.01 GBP/kWh in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.731 0.01 GBP/kWh for Mar 2018. United Kingdom Purchase Price: Electricity: Extra Large Scale Industry data is updated quarterly, averaging 3.345 0.01 GBP/kWh from Mar 1989 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 118 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.750 0.01 GBP/kWh in Mar 2013 and a record low of 2.220 0.01 GBP/kWh in Sep 2001. United Kingdom Purchase Price: Electricity: Extra Large Scale Industry data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.P008: Energy Overview: Purchase Price.

The average gas price in Great Britain in July 2025 was 79.28 British pence per therm. This was five pence lower than the same month the year prior and follows a trend of increasing gas prices. Energy prices in the UK Energy prices in the UK have been exceptionally volatile throughout the 2020s. Multiple factors, such as a lack of gas storage availability and the large share of gas in heating, have exacerbated the supply issue in the UK that followed the Russia-Ukraine war. This has also led to many smaller suppliers announcing bankruptcy, while an upped price cap threatened the energy security of numerous households. The United Kingdom has some of the highest household electricity prices worldwide. How is gas used in the UK? According to a 2023 survey conducted by the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 58 percent of respondents used gas as a heating method during the winter months. On average, household expenditure on energy from gas in the UK stood at some 24.9 billion British pounds in 2023, double the amount spent just two years prior.

The data contained in this file is derived from the study published in https://doi.org/10.3390/en13153939.

For each of the studied countries, hourly data of the selected heating season (2018-2019) is presented, which includes: Primary energy, Cost and GHG emissions of a Heat pump and the most common non-electric heating system of the country.

One file per country is provided as a xlsx file with the following hourly features:

• Date
• Hour
• Heat demand: Building heating demand in kWh
• COPR32: Instant COP of the HP with R32 working fluid
• COPR410a: Instant COP of the HP with R410a working fluid
• ConElec: Electric consumption of the heat pump in kWh
• ConNE: Non-electric systems consumption
• €.elec: Cost of the electric consumption in €
• €.NE: Cost of the Non-electric systems consumption in €
• Price difference: Price difference between both systems in €
• PE.elec: Primary energy of the electricity consumption in KWh
• PE.NE: Primary energy of the non-electric systems consumption in KWh
• GHG.elec: GHG emissions of the electricity consumption in kg
• GHG.NE: GHG emissions of the electricity consumption in kg
  

United Kingdom Purchase Price: Electricity: Moderately Large Scale Industry data was reported at 9.462 0.01 GBP/kWh in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 9.387 0.01 GBP/kWh for Mar 2018. United Kingdom Purchase Price: Electricity: Moderately Large Scale Industry data is updated quarterly, averaging 4.070 0.01 GBP/kWh from Mar 1989 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 118 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.462 0.01 GBP/kWh in Jun 2018 and a record low of 2.600 0.01 GBP/kWh in Sep 2003. United Kingdom Purchase Price: Electricity: Moderately Large Scale Industry data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.P008: Energy Overview: Purchase Price.