In February 2025, electricity prices in the United Kingdom amounted to 143.37 British pounds per megawatt-hour, an increase on the previous month. A record high was reached in August 2022 when day-ahead baseload contracts averaged 363.7 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.
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UK Electricity decreased 15.90 GBP/MWh or 15.52% 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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UK Gas decreased 26.27 GBp/Thm or 20.95% since the beginning of 2025, 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 March of 2025.
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Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Indices (CPIs, HICPs), COICOP 1999: Consumer Price Index: Energy for United Kingdom (CPGREN01GBM659N) from Jan 1971 to Jan 2025 about fuels, electricity, energy, gas, United Kingdom, CPI, price index, indexes, and price.
The average gas price in Great Britain in January 2025 was 123.02 British pence per therm. This was 50 pence higher 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 were exceptionally high in 2021-2022 due to an energy supply shortage as a result of lower pipeline supplies from Norway and Russia, as well as reduced LNG imports owing to greater purchases by customers in Asia. 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. This led to multiple suppliers announcing bankruptcy, while an upped price cap threatened 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.
Historical electricity data series updated annually in July alongside the publication of the Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics (DUKES).
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Electricity Production in the United Kingdom increased to 49720 Gigawatt-hour in the third quarter of 2024 from 49675 Gigawatt-hour in the second quarter of 2024. This dataset has Electricity Production values for United Kingdom.
Wholesale electricity prices in the United Kingdom hit a record-high in 2022, reaching 21.7 British pence per kilowatt-hour that year. Projections indicate that prices are bound to decrease steadily in the next few years, falling under five pence per kilowatt-hour by 2030.
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Daily data showing the System Price of electricity, and rolling seven-day average, in Great Britain. These are official statistics in development. Source: Elexon.
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Spain Electricity decreased 81.27 EUR/MWh or 59.82% 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 Spain Electricity Price.
Energy production, trade and consumption statistics are provided in total and by fuel and provide an analysis of the latest 3 months data compared to the same period a year earlier. Energy price statistics cover domestic price indices, prices of road fuels and petroleum products and comparisons of international road fuel prices.
Highlights for the 3 month period May to July 2023, compared to the same period a year earlier include:
*Major Power Producers (MPPs) data published monthly, all generating companies data published quarterly.
Highlights for September 2023 compared to August 2023:
Petrol up 6.3 pence per litre and diesel up 7.9 pence per litre. (table QEP 4.1.1)
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Statistics on monthly production, trade and consumption of coal, electricity, gas, oil and total energy include data for the UK for the period up to the end of July 2023.
Statistics on average temperatures, heating degree days, wind speeds, sun hours and rainfall include data for the UK for the period up to the end of August 2023.
Statistics on energy prices include retail price data for the UK for August 2023, and petrol & diesel data for September 2023, with EU comparative data for August 2023.
The next release of provisional monthly energy statistics will take place on Thursday 26 October 2023.
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ET 1.1 | Indigenous production of primary fuels |
ET 1.2 | Inland energy consumption: primary fuel input basis |
Coal | Contact: <a href="mailto:coalstatistics@energyse |
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This dataset provides values for ELECTRICITY PRICE reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.
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Graph and download economic data for Producer Prices Index: Economic Activities: Energy: Domestic for United Kingdom (PIEAEN02GBQ661N) from Q1 2009 to Q4 2022 about energy, United Kingdom, domestic, PPI, price index, indexes, and price.
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In 2023, the annual average consumer price index of electricity, gas and other fuels in the United Kingdom was measured at 211.4. This was the peak in the period of consideration, up from 183.9 the year prior. The base year was 2015, equaling 100. The consumer price of natural gas also increased to similar levels.
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In February 2025, electricity prices in the United Kingdom amounted to 143.37 British pounds per megawatt-hour, an increase on the previous month. A record high was reached in August 2022 when day-ahead baseload contracts averaged 363.7 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.