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According to the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets default tariff cap history, the typical dual-fuel direct-debit ceiling peaked at 4,279 pounds a year in the crisis period, and the July 2026 schedule still prices medium TDCV usage in four-figure pounds, see our methodology.
Long-form research notes drawing on Ofgem cap schedules and statutory citations. Updated as new data publishes.
Ofgem cap quarterly evolution
The full quarterly trajectory from the £1,137 launch through the £4,279 crisis peak to today.
Regional cost gap analysis
Why a gap persists between the cheapest and most expensive GB regions, a distribution-network cost decomposition.
The standing-charge rise
Electricity standing-charge climb 2021-2024 from the live Ofgem series, and the SoLR cost-recovery shift into fixed charges.
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