United Kingdom residential electricity rates

LATEST PUBLISHED OBSERVATION

22.03 EUR cents per kWh

The latest covered residential electricity price for United Kingdom is 22.03 EUR cents per kilowatt-hour, for 2020 H1.

Households using 2,500–4,999 kWh/year; all taxes and levies included. National half-year average, not a utility tariff.

Official Eurostat data ↗ · Source checked: 2026-11-09 · Cached official feed

Source figures are in euros. This is not necessarily the local billing currency. Older reporting periods remain visible when a country has not published a newer comparable observation.

What does electricity usage cost in United Kingdom?

These examples multiply electricity usage by the published average. They are illustrations, not bill quotes; fixed charges, tariff bands and subsidies may affect actual bills.

Monthly electricity usageIllustrative cost in EUR
500 kWh110.15 EUR
1,000 kWh220.30 EUR
1,500 kWh330.45 EUR

United Kingdom electricity price history

Prices remain in the source currency so exchange-rate movements do not alter this comparison.

Observation periodEUR cents per kWhSource flag
2020 H122.03—

How are these residential prices measured?

Eurostat reports household electricity prices for annual consumption of 2,500–4,999 kWh, including taxes and levies. Half-year national averages are not individual retail tariff offers.

County, city and political district boundaries do not define utility territories. The U.S. local lookup identifies possible providers by address and ZIP; its utility prices are dated 2024 averages.

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