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According to Ofgem, the default tariff cap has been reset every quarter since January 2019, when it launched at £1,137 a year for a typical dual-fuel household; it peaked at £4,279 in January 2023 during the energy crisis before falling back. Every price-cap figure on PlainEnergyBills is drawn from Ofgem's published quarterly decisions and public UK supplier registers, see our methodology for the full sources and method.