Electricity price for households in United Kingdom
Households in United Kingdom paid €0.2203 per kWh for electricity in H1 2020.
The latest value for United Kingdom is for H1 2020. Most countries have figures for H1 2026.
United Kingdom, H1 2020
€0.2203
Change from H2 2019
−0.3%
European Union, H1 2020
€0.2139 per kWh
Median of OECD (38 countries), H1 2020
€0.1791 per kWh
Electricity price for households in United Kingdom over time
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Euro per kWh, all taxes included. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | – | €0.2832 per kWh |
| H2 2025 | – | €0.2896 per kWh |
| H1 2025 | – | €0.2879 per kWh |
| H2 2024 | – | €0.2887 per kWh |
| H1 2024 | – | €0.2916 per kWh |
| H2 2023 | – | €0.2847 per kWh |
| H1 2023 | – | €0.2887 per kWh |
| H2 2022 | – | €0.2768 per kWh |
| H1 2022 | – | €0.2490 per kWh |
| H2 2021 | – | €0.2415 per kWh |
| H1 2021 | – | €0.2203 per kWh |
| H2 2020 | – | €0.2153 per kWh |
| H1 2020 | €0.2203 per kWh | €0.2139 per kWh |
| H2 2019 | €0.2210 per kWh | €0.2169 per kWh |
| H1 2019 | €0.2122 per kWh | €0.2168 per kWh |
| H2 2018 | €0.2024 per kWh | €0.2152 per kWh |
| H1 2018 | €0.1887 per kWh | €0.2103 per kWh |
| H2 2017 | €0.1856 per kWh | €0.2089 per kWh |
| H1 2017 | €0.1766 per kWh | €0.2089 per kWh |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3% from €0.2210 per kWh in H2 2019.
- Since H1 2015, when it was €0.2125 per kWh, the figure has changed by +3.7%.
- The figure for the European Union in H1 2020 was €0.2139 per kWh.
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