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Electricity Prices in the United Kingdom

In the first half of 2020, households in the United Kingdom paid 22.03 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year. Eurostat has no household price for the United Kingdom for the first half of 2026, the half year used to rank countries, so the United Kingdom is not ranked. Taxes and levies made up 30.5% of the household price in the United Kingdom in the first half of 2020: 15.32 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 6.71 euro cents/kWh on top. In the first half of 2020, medium sized businesses in the United Kingdom paid 19.68 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year.

Retail prices from Eurostat, a typical consumption band and not for everyone. They are not wholesale prices.

Key Facts, H1 2020

  • In the first half of 2020, households in the United Kingdom paid 22.03 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year.
  • Taxes and levies made up 30.5% of the household price in the United Kingdom in the first half of 2020: 15.32 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 6.71 euro cents/kWh on top.
  • Eurostat has no household price for the United Kingdom for the first half of 2026, the half year used to rank countries, so the United Kingdom is not ranked.
  • The household price in the United Kingdom is 3.8% higher than a year earlier and 3.7% higher than five years earlier, in nominal euros, before inflation.
  • In the first half of 2020, medium sized businesses in the United Kingdom paid 19.68 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year.
  • Taxes and levies made up 45.9% of the medium sized business price in the United Kingdom in the first half of 2020: 10.65 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 9.03 euro cents/kWh on top.
  • Eurostat has no medium sized business price for the United Kingdom for the first half of 2026, the half year used to rank countries, so the United Kingdom is not ranked.
  • The medium sized business price in the United Kingdom is 8.5% higher than a year earlier and 10.1% higher than five years earlier, in nominal euros, before inflation.
  • These are retail prices paid by customers, from Eurostat. They are not the wholesale day-ahead prices, which are a different measure and are shown separately.

Households: H1 2020

Eurostat nrg_pc_204, band DC, 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year
Electricity price for households in the United Kingdom, the first half of 2020, at each tax level, with rank and change.
MeasureValueAs of
All taxes and levies included22.03 euro cents/kWhH1 2020
Excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes20.99 euro cents/kWhH1 2020
Excluding all taxes and levies15.32 euro cents/kWhH1 2020
Taxes and levies, share of the price30.5%H1 2020
European Union average, all taxes in28.96 euro cents/kWhH2 2025
Change on a year earlier+3.8%to H1 2020
Change on five years earlier+3.7%to H1 2020

Taxes and levies made up 30.5% of the price in the first half of 2020: 15.32 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 6.71 euro cents/kWh on top. Changes are in nominal euros, before inflation.

United Kingdom: households electricity price since the second half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies Electricity price for households in the United Kingdom from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2020, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 22.03 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2020. 0.00 6.25 12.50 18.75 25.00 H2 2007H2 2011H2 2015H2 2019
Electricity price for households in the United Kingdom from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2020, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 22.03 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2020.
Eurostat nrg_pc_204, euro cents/kWh, through H1 2020
United Kingdom: households electricity price since the second half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies
Half yearPrice before taxes and leviesTaxes and leviesAll taxes and levies
H2 200714.11 euro cents/kWh0.70 euro cents/kWh14.81 euro cents/kWh
H1 200813.94 euro cents/kWh0.64 euro cents/kWh14.58 euro cents/kWh
H2 200815.30 euro cents/kWh0.73 euro cents/kWh16.03 euro cents/kWh
H1 200913.99 euro cents/kWh0.67 euro cents/kWh14.66 euro cents/kWh
H2 200913.41 euro cents/kWh0.66 euro cents/kWh14.07 euro cents/kWh
H1 201013.21 euro cents/kWh0.65 euro cents/kWh13.86 euro cents/kWh
H2 201013.80 euro cents/kWh0.69 euro cents/kWh14.49 euro cents/kWh
H1 201113.65 euro cents/kWh0.68 euro cents/kWh14.33 euro cents/kWh
H2 201115.09 euro cents/kWh0.75 euro cents/kWh15.84 euro cents/kWh
H1 201216.03 euro cents/kWh0.79 euro cents/kWh16.82 euro cents/kWh
H2 201217.01 euro cents/kWh0.84 euro cents/kWh17.85 euro cents/kWh
H1 201316.58 euro cents/kWh0.83 euro cents/kWh17.41 euro cents/kWh
H2 201317.12 euro cents/kWh0.85 euro cents/kWh17.97 euro cents/kWh
H1 201418.26 euro cents/kWh0.92 euro cents/kWh19.18 euro cents/kWh
H2 201419.17 euro cents/kWh0.96 euro cents/kWh20.13 euro cents/kWh
H1 201517.59 euro cents/kWh3.66 euro cents/kWh21.25 euro cents/kWh
H2 201518.08 euro cents/kWh3.75 euro cents/kWh21.83 euro cents/kWh
H1 201615.76 euro cents/kWh3.75 euro cents/kWh19.51 euro cents/kWh
H2 201614.79 euro cents/kWh3.52 euro cents/kWh18.31 euro cents/kWh
H1 201713.44 euro cents/kWh4.22 euro cents/kWh17.66 euro cents/kWh
H2 201713.44 euro cents/kWh5.12 euro cents/kWh18.56 euro cents/kWh
H1 201813.47 euro cents/kWh5.40 euro cents/kWh18.87 euro cents/kWh
H2 201814.01 euro cents/kWh6.23 euro cents/kWh20.24 euro cents/kWh
H1 201914.50 euro cents/kWh6.72 euro cents/kWh21.22 euro cents/kWh
H2 201915.12 euro cents/kWh6.98 euro cents/kWh22.10 euro cents/kWh
H1 202015.32 euro cents/kWh6.71 euro cents/kWh22.03 euro cents/kWh

Source: Eurostat (ec.europa.eu/eurostat), datasets nrg_pc_204 and nrg_pc_205, electricity prices for household and non household consumers, bi-annual data. Selected and charted by World Power Monitor. (Eurostat reuse policy) Data as of the first half of 2020. Prices for households in consumption band DC (2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year), in euros.

Medium Sized Businesses: H1 2020

Eurostat nrg_pc_205, band IC, 500 to 1,999 MWh a year
Electricity price for medium sized businesses in the United Kingdom, the first half of 2020, at each tax level, with rank and change.
MeasureValueAs of
All taxes and levies included19.68 euro cents/kWhH1 2020
Excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes16.48 euro cents/kWhH1 2020
Excluding all taxes and levies10.65 euro cents/kWhH1 2020
Taxes and levies, share of the price45.9%H1 2020
European Union average, all taxes in22.06 euro cents/kWhH2 2025
Change on a year earlier+8.5%to H1 2020
Change on five years earlier+10.1%to H1 2020

Taxes and levies made up 45.9% of the price in the first half of 2020: 10.65 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 9.03 euro cents/kWh on top. Changes are in nominal euros, before inflation.

United Kingdom: medium sized businesses electricity price since the first half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies Electricity price for medium sized businesses in the United Kingdom from the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2020, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 19.68 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2020. 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 H1 2007H1 2011H1 2015H1 2019
Electricity price for medium sized businesses in the United Kingdom from the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2020, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 19.68 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2020.
Eurostat nrg_pc_205, euro cents/kWh, through H1 2020
United Kingdom: medium sized businesses electricity price since the first half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies
Half yearPrice before taxes and leviesTaxes and leviesAll taxes and levies
H1 200710.57 euro cents/kWh2.40 euro cents/kWh12.97 euro cents/kWh
H2 200710.78 euro cents/kWh1.89 euro cents/kWh12.67 euro cents/kWh
H1 20089.37 euro cents/kWh2.10 euro cents/kWh11.47 euro cents/kWh
H2 200810.50 euro cents/kWh2.29 euro cents/kWh12.79 euro cents/kWh
H1 200910.77 euro cents/kWh2.06 euro cents/kWh12.83 euro cents/kWh
H2 20099.73 euro cents/kWh1.91 euro cents/kWh11.64 euro cents/kWh
H1 20109.47 euro cents/kWh2.15 euro cents/kWh11.62 euro cents/kWh
H2 20109.58 euro cents/kWh2.06 euro cents/kWh11.64 euro cents/kWh
H1 20119.39 euro cents/kWh2.40 euro cents/kWh11.79 euro cents/kWh
H2 20119.98 euro cents/kWh2.55 euro cents/kWh12.53 euro cents/kWh
H1 201210.95 euro cents/kWh2.77 euro cents/kWh13.72 euro cents/kWh
H2 201211.46 euro cents/kWh2.86 euro cents/kWh14.32 euro cents/kWh
H1 201311.24 euro cents/kWh2.51 euro cents/kWh13.75 euro cents/kWh
H2 201311.56 euro cents/kWh2.80 euro cents/kWh14.36 euro cents/kWh
H1 201412.46 euro cents/kWh3.02 euro cents/kWh15.48 euro cents/kWh
H2 201412.90 euro cents/kWh3.16 euro cents/kWh16.06 euro cents/kWh
H1 201511.84 euro cents/kWh6.04 euro cents/kWh17.88 euro cents/kWh
H2 201512.06 euro cents/kWh6.17 euro cents/kWh18.23 euro cents/kWh
H1 201610.42 euro cents/kWh6.11 euro cents/kWh16.53 euro cents/kWh
H2 20169.70 euro cents/kWh5.64 euro cents/kWh15.34 euro cents/kWh
H1 20179.38 euro cents/kWh5.70 euro cents/kWh15.08 euro cents/kWh
H2 20178.92 euro cents/kWh5.95 euro cents/kWh14.87 euro cents/kWh
H1 20189.70 euro cents/kWh6.26 euro cents/kWh15.96 euro cents/kWh
H2 201810.07 euro cents/kWh6.92 euro cents/kWh16.99 euro cents/kWh
H1 20199.98 euro cents/kWh8.16 euro cents/kWh18.14 euro cents/kWh
H2 20199.98 euro cents/kWh8.66 euro cents/kWh18.64 euro cents/kWh
H1 202010.65 euro cents/kWh9.03 euro cents/kWh19.68 euro cents/kWh

Source: Eurostat (ec.europa.eu/eurostat), datasets nrg_pc_204 and nrg_pc_205, electricity prices for household and non household consumers, bi-annual data. Selected and charted by World Power Monitor. (Eurostat reuse policy) Data as of the first half of 2020. Prices for medium sized businesses in consumption band IC (500 to 1,999 MWh a year), in euros.

Electricity Prices in United Kingdom: Questions

How much does electricity cost for a household in the United Kingdom?

In the first half of 2020, households in the United Kingdom paid 22.03 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year. Taxes and levies made up 30.5% of the household price in the United Kingdom in the first half of 2020: 15.32 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 6.71 euro cents/kWh on top. Eurostat has no household price for the United Kingdom for the first half of 2026, the half year used to rank countries, so the United Kingdom is not ranked.

How much does electricity cost for a business in the United Kingdom?

In the first half of 2020, medium sized businesses in the United Kingdom paid 19.68 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year. Taxes and levies made up 45.9% of the medium sized business price in the United Kingdom in the first half of 2020: 10.65 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 9.03 euro cents/kWh on top. Eurostat has no medium sized business price for the United Kingdom for the first half of 2026, the half year used to rank countries, so the United Kingdom is not ranked.