Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Great Britain, July 2026
In July 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in Great Britain cost an average of 10.73p/kWh (£107.34/MWh).
That is 9% more than in June 2026 and 37% more than in July 2025.
The cheapest day was Thursday, 2 July 2026, averaging 4.95p/kWh; the most expensive was Thursday, 23 July 2026 at 13.58p/kWh.
The lowest price came on 25 July 2026 at 12:00 (-0.63p/kWh), the highest on 16 July 2026 at 19:00 (19.88p/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 14 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 12:00–15:00. Weekends were on average 28% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (June 2026)
- 9.84 ▲
- Same month last year
- 7.84 ▲
- Weekdays
- 11.58
- Weekends
- 8.29
Wholesale price · p/kWh
Price by day
Daily wholesale average; the line marks the monthly average.
p/kWh
The average day
Average wholesale price for each hour of the day this month.
p/kWh · 12:00–15:00
All days
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Hours < 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul Wednesday | 10.46 | 8.59 14:00 | 13.32 07:00 | – |
| 2 Jul Thursday | 4.95 | 0.00 15:00 | 12.16 21:00 | 1 |
| 3 Jul Friday | 9.64 | 6.52 14:00 | 12.64 20:00 | – |
| 4 Jul Saturday | 5.18 | -0.62 14:00 | 11.37 21:00 | 6 |
| 5 Jul Sunday | 8.43 | 6.09 06:00 | 12.17 21:00 | – |
| 6 Jul Monday | 8.35 | 3.71 13:00 | 12.60 20:00 | – |
| 7 Jul Tuesday | 10.00 | 8.02 11:00 | 13.08 21:00 | – |
| 8 Jul Wednesday | 10.80 | 9.00 11:00 | 14.45 20:00 | – |
| 9 Jul Thursday | 12.25 | 9.27 15:00 | 19.44 20:00 | – |
| 10 Jul Friday | 11.80 | 9.48 13:00 | 15.54 19:00 | – |
| 11 Jul Saturday | 10.97 | 8.06 14:00 | 13.05 23:00 | – |
| 12 Jul Sunday | 7.09 | 0.25 15:00 | 12.42 21:00 | – |
| 13 Jul Monday | 10.65 | 6.97 13:00 | 14.08 19:00 | – |
| 14 Jul Tuesday | 11.52 | 8.98 14:00 | 15.26 20:00 | – |
| 15 Jul Wednesday | 12.35 | 9.95 13:00 | 16.54 20:00 | – |
| 16 Jul Thursday | 13.54 | 10.29 12:00 | 19.88 19:00 | – |
| 17 Jul Friday | 12.26 | 9.56 14:00 | 15.06 20:00 | – |
| 18 Jul Saturday | 9.70 | 4.32 13:00 | 13.50 21:00 | – |
| 19 Jul Sunday | 8.72 | 3.93 14:00 | 14.05 22:00 | – |
| 20 Jul Monday | 13.08 | 11.11 03:00 | 15.91 20:00 | – |
| 21 Jul Tuesday | 12.65 | 10.84 15:00 | 15.12 20:00 | – |
| 22 Jul Wednesday | 12.73 | 11.33 15:00 | 14.77 20:00 | – |
| 23 Jul Thursday | 13.58 | 11.58 03:00 | 16.55 20:00 | – |
| 24 Jul Friday | 12.90 | 8.60 14:00 | 17.14 20:00 | – |
| 25 Jul Saturday | 7.72 | -0.63 12:00 | 16.22 22:00 | 7 |
| 26 Jul Sunday | 8.52 | 1.00 14:00 | 14.33 21:00 | – |
| 27 Jul Monday | 12.06 | 8.60 02:00 | 16.31 21:00 | – |
| 28 Jul Tuesday | 12.11 | 7.44 13:00 | 16.57 20:00 | – |
| 29 Jul Wednesday | 12.79 | 10.37 11:00 | 17.48 19:00 | – |
| 30 Jul Thursday | 12.74 | 8.67 14:00 | 17.44 20:00 | – |
| 31 Jul Friday | 13.21 | 10.18 14:00 | 16.52 20:00 | – |
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