Gas and electricity price changes

Keep up to date with the latest gas and electricity prices rises and price cuts with uSwitch.

See which energy suppliers have made gas and electricity prices rises and price cuts, how much prices went up or down by, and when the price change will come into effect.

And don't forget, whether gas and electricity prices are rising or falling, it's always a good idea to compare energy prices in your area. When you switch your energy supplier with uSwitch you could save up to £294.

We update our site with new prices promptly, so you can be sure that you're getting accurate results when you do a comparison.

Latest price changes

Supplier	Date effective	Date updated on uSwitch	Average gas price change (%)	Average electricity price change (%)
	18/01/2013	10/12/2012	9.4%	7.7%
	07/12/2012	26/11/2012	10.8%	10.8%
	03/12/2012	15/10/2012	7%	7%
	26/11/2012	12/10/2012	8.8%	9%
	16/11/2012	12/10/2012	6%	6%
	15/10/2012	22/08/2012	9%	9%

Gas and electricity prices since 2004

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Table of price changes - 2005 to Present

Below is our table of all the price changes for the 'big six' suppliers over the last seven years, so you can see how British Gas prices compared to E.ON for example.

Supplier	Date effective	Date updated on uSwitch	Average gas price change (%)	Average electricity price change (%)
	07/12/2012	26/11/2012	10.8%	10.8%
	03/12/2012	15/10/2012	7%	7%
	26/11/2012	12/10/2012	8.8%	9%
	16/11/2012	12/10/2012	6%	6%
	15/10/2012	22/08/2012	9%	9%
	27/02/2012	03/02/2012	5%	0%
	27/02/2012	27/01/2012	0%	6%
	01/02/2012	24/01/2012	5%
	26/03/2012	26/03/2012	4.5%	0%
	12/01/2012	12/01/2012	0%	5%
	07/02/2012	07/02/2012	5%	0%
	10/11/2011	15/09/2011	4.5%	15.4%
	1/10/2011	17/08/2011	15.7%	7.2%
	13/09/2011	05/08/2011	18%	11%
	14/09/2011	21/07/2011	18%	11%
	18/08/2011	08/07/2011	18%	16%
	01/08/2011	08/06/2011	19%	10%
	02/03/2011	03/0202011	6.5%	7.5%
	04/02/2011	11/01/2011	3%	9%
	04/01/2011	10/12/2010	5%	5%
	25/11/2010	19/11/2010	2%	8.9%
	10/12/2010	12/11/2010	7%	7%
	01/12/2010	29/10/2010	9.40%	0%
	1/10/2010	31/08/2010	0%	2.60%
	31/03/2010	11/03/2010	-8%	0%
	26/03/2010	10/03/2010	-4%	0%
	26/03/2010	09/03/2010	-7%	0%
	31/03/2010	08/03/2010	-6%	0%
	04/03/2010	29/03/2010	-4% (dual fuel) -7% single fuel	0%
	04/02/2010	04/02/2010	-7%	0%
	04/07/2009	03/07/2009	-3.30%	0%
	07/05/2009	07/05/2009	0%	-10%
	31/03/2009	16/03/2009	0%	-8%
	31/03/2009	27/022009	-7.50%	-3%
	31/03/2009	13/02/2009	0%	-8.80%
	31/03/2009	12/02/2009	0%	-9%
	30/03/2009	06/02/2009	-4%	-9%
	19/02/1009	22/01/2009	-10%	0%
	01/09/08	29/08/08	34.40%	9.40%
	29/08/08	29/08/08	26%	14%
	22/08/2008	21/08/2008	26%	16%
	25/08/2008	21/08/2008	29%	19%
	30/07/2008	30/07/2008	35%	9%
	25/07/2008	25/07/2008	22%	17%
	01/04/2008	19/03/2008	15.80%	14.20%
	08/02/2008	07/02/2008	15%	9.70%
	02/02/2008	01/02/2008	15%	14%
	18/01/2008	18/01/2008	15%	15%
	18/01/2008	15/01/2008	12.90%	7.90%
	05/01/2008	04/01/2008	17.20%	12.70%
	Jun-07	Yes	-10.20%	0%
	Jun-07	Yes	-16.50%	-6%
	Apr-07	Yes	-	-5.50%
	Apr-07	Yes	-3%	-6%
	Apr-07	Yes	-16%	-5%
	Apr-07	Yes	-	-5%
	Apr-07	Yes	-	-5%
	Apr-07	Yes	-	-5%
	Mar-07	Yes	-12.80%	-
	Mar-07	Yes	-17%	-11%
	Mar-07	Yes	-	-3%
	Mar-07	Yes	-12%	-
	Mar-07	Yes	-12%	-
	Mar-07	Yes	-12%	-
	Jan-07	Yes	12.20%	9.40%
	Jan-07	Yes	12.20%	9.40%
	Jan-07	Yes	12.20%	9.40%
	Jan-07	Yes	12.20%	9.40%
	Oct-06	Yes	17.20%	9.90%
	Sep-06	Yes	12.40%	9.40%
	Aug-06	Yes	18.40%	9.70%
	Jul-06	Yes	19%	8%
London Energy	Jul-06	Yes	19%	8%
	Jul-06	Yes	17%	10%
	Jul-06	Yes	17%	10%
SEEBOARD Energy	Jul-06	Yes	19%	8%
SWEB Energy	Jul-06	Yes	19%	8%
	May-06	Yes	16.20%	9.50%
	May-06	Yes	16.50%	9.40%
	May-06	Yes	16.50%	9.40%
	May-06	Yes	16.50%	9.40%
Telecom plus	May-06	Yes	7.40%	9.70%
Ecotricity	Apr-06	Yes	-	22.80%
	Apr-06	Yes	-	43.80%
	Apr-06	Yes	15%	13.40%
	Mar-06	Yes	22%	22%
Countrywide Energy	Mar-06	Yes	-27.40%	-
	Mar-06	Yes	24.40%	18.40%
	Mar-06	Yes	14.70%	4.70%
	Mar-06	Yes	-	34.40%
London Energy	Mar-06	Yes	14.70%	4.70%
	Mar-06	Yes	15%	8%
	Mar-06	Yes	15%	8%
SEEBOARD Energy	Mar-06	Yes	14.70%	4.70%
SWEB Energy	Mar-06	Yes	14.70%	4.70%
Telecom plus	Mar-06	Yes	10.50%	8.80%
Countrywide Energy	Feb-06	Yes	69.80%	-
	Jan-06	Yes	15%	12%
	Jan-06	Yes	13.90%	11.70%
	Jan-06	Yes	13.90%	11.70%
	Jan-06	Yes	13.90%	11.70%
Lloyds TSB	Nov-05	Yes	39.70%	15.60%
	Oct-05	Yes	15.50%	10.60%
	Oct-05	Yes	-	3.20%
London Energy	Oct-05	Yes	15.50%	10.60%
SEEBOARD Energy	Oct-05	Yes	15.50%	10.60%
SWEB Energy	Oct-05	Yes	15.50%	10.60%
Telecom plus	Oct-05	Yes	27.80%	18.40%
	Sep-05	Yes	14.20%	14.20%
Countrywide Energy	Sep-05	Yes	19.90%	-
EBICo	Sep-05	Yes	-	11.60%
	Jul-05	Yes	11.90%	7.20%
	Jul-05	Yes	12%	7.80%
	Jul-05	Yes	12%	7.80%
	Jun-05	Yes	-	4.90%
Countrywide Energy	May-05	Yes	-11.20%	-
	Apr-05	Yes	-	2%
	Apr-05	Yes	9.10%	6.20%
	Apr-05	Yes	4.30%	-
	Apr-05	Yes	4.30%	-
	Apr-05	Yes	9.10%	6.20%
	Apr-05	Yes	9.10%	6.20%
Telecom plus	Feb-05	Yes	5.10%	10.90%
	Jan-05	Yes	8.10%	7.50%
London Energy	Jan-05	Yes	8.10%	7.50%
SEEBOARD Energy	Jan-05	Yes	8.10%	7.50%