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Cheapest electricity tariff in Southern England by Direct Debit

The cheapest single-rate electricity tariff in Southern England by Direct Debit, among the suppliers that publish their tariffs openly, is EDF Simply Tracker Jan28 at £811.15 a year at Ofgem's typical use, £25.11 below the price cap, as EDF's own tariff feed stated on 15 Nov 2026.

25 tariffs from EDF, E.ON Next and Octopus Energy ranked. Annual figures are for Ofgem's typical household (2,500 kWh of electricity and 9,500 kWh of gas a year, in force since 1 July 2026): unit rate x typical use + standing charge x 365. The price cap for Southern England by Direct Debit comes to £836.26 on the same sum (Ofgem, 1 October to 31 December 2026). Prices from the suppliers that publish their tariffs openly: Octopus Energy (with Co-op Energy and London Power), EDF and E.ON Next (with Sainsbury's Energy); other suppliers are not listed.

The tariffs behind it

UK energy · read from each supplier's own tariff feed on 15 Nov 2026, with the page linked on each row.

  1. £811.15 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 26.47p per kWh and 40.96p a day · tracker, no term stated · £50 exit fee per fuel · £25.11 below the price cap
    Go to EDF
  2. £811.16 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 25.47p per kWh and 47.81p a day · tracker, 12-month term · £25 exit fee per fuel · £25.10 below the price cap
    Go to E.ON Next
  3. £830.67 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 26.47p per kWh and 46.30p a day · variable, no term stated · no exit fee · £5.59 below the price cap
    Go to Co-op Energy
  4. £830.67 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 26.47p per kWh and 46.30p a day · variable, no term stated · no exit fee · £5.59 below the price cap
    Go to Octopus Energy
  5. £830.67 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 26.47p per kWh and 46.30p a day · variable, no term stated · no exit fee · £5.59 below the price cap
    Go to London Power
  6. £836.16 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 26.47p per kWh and 47.81p a day · variable, no term stated · no exit fee · £0.10 below the price cap
    Go to E.ON Next
  7. £836.16 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 26.47p per kWh and 47.81p a day · variable, no term stated · no exit fee · £0.10 below the price cap
    Go to EDF
  8. £836.16 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 26.47p per kWh and 47.81p a day · variable, no term stated · no exit fee · £0.10 below the price cap
    Go to Sainsbury's Energy
  9. £836.16 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 26.47p per kWh and 47.81p a day · variable, 12-month term · no exit fee · £0.10 below the price cap
    Go to Sainsbury's Energy
  10. £845.56 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 28.30p per kWh and 37.86p a day · fixed, 12-month term · £50 exit fee per fuel · £9.30 above the price cap
    Go to E.ON Next
  11. £850.34 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 28.49p per kWh and 37.86p a day · fixed, 12-month term · £50 exit fee per fuel · £14.08 above the price cap
    Go to E.ON Next
  12. £858.44 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 28.81p per kWh and 37.86p a day · fixed, 12-month term · £50 exit fee per fuel · £22.18 above the price cap
    Go to Sainsbury's Energy
  13. £872.73 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 28.15p per kWh and 46.30p a day · fixed, 18-month term · £75 exit fee per fuel · £36.47 above the price cap
    Go to Co-op Energy
  14. £872.73 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 28.15p per kWh and 46.30p a day · fixed, 18-month term · £75 exit fee per fuel · £36.47 above the price cap
    Go to Co-op Energy
  15. £872.73 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 28.15p per kWh and 46.30p a day · fixed, 18-month term · £75 exit fee per fuel · £36.47 above the price cap
    Go to Octopus Energy
  16. £874.71 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 28.01p per kWh and 47.81p a day · fixed, 24-month term · £100 exit fee per fuel · £38.45 above the price cap
    Go to E.ON Next
  17. £879.46 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 28.20p per kWh and 47.81p a day · fixed, 24-month term · £100 exit fee per fuel · £43.20 above the price cap
    Go to E.ON Next
  18. £887.56 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 28.52p per kWh and 47.81p a day · fixed, 24-month term · £100 exit fee per fuel · £51.30 above the price cap
    Go to Sainsbury's Energy
  19. £903.27 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 31.63p per kWh and 30.84p a day · fixed, 24-month term · £100 exit fee per fuel · £67.01 above the price cap
    Go to E.ON Next
  20. £904.59 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 29.42p per kWh and 46.30p a day · fixed, 12-month term · £50 exit fee per fuel · £68.33 above the price cap
    Go to Co-op Energy
  21. £904.59 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 29.42p per kWh and 46.30p a day · set term, 12-month term · £50 exit fee per fuel · £68.33 above the price cap
    Go to Co-op Energy
  22. £904.59 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 29.42p per kWh and 46.30p a day · fixed, 12-month term · £50 exit fee per fuel · £68.33 above the price cap
    Go to Octopus Energy
  23. £910.61 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 29.44p per kWh and 47.81p a day · fixed, no term stated · £100 exit fee per fuel · £74.35 above the price cap
    Go to EDF
  24. £947.93 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 30.94p per kWh and 47.81p a day · fixed, no term stated · £75 exit fee per fuel · £111.67 above the price cap
    Go to EDF
  25. £974.06 a year at Ofgem's typical use
    electricity 31.98p per kWh and 47.81p a day · fixed, no term stated · £50 exit fee per fuel · £137.80 above the price cap
    Go to EDF

Related questions

How is the annual figure worked out?
Annual figures are for Ofgem's typical household (2,500 kWh of electricity and 9,500 kWh of gas a year, in force since 1 July 2026): unit rate x typical use + standing charge x 365. The unit rates and standing charges are each supplier's own, in pence, with VAT as its feed states it.
What is the price cap in Southern England?
The price cap for Southern England by Direct Debit comes to £836.26 on the same sum (Ofgem, 1 October to 31 December 2026).
Is this every energy supplier?
Prices from the suppliers that publish their tariffs openly: Octopus Energy (with Co-op Energy and London Power), EDF and E.ON Next (with Sainsbury's Energy); other suppliers are not listed.

Where this comes from

Dated 15 Nov 2026. Nothing is estimated beyond arithmetic the page names, and no provider pays to appear.