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 "id": "ofgem_price_cap_electricity_unit_rate",
 "name": "Ofgem price cap, electricity unit rate",
 "category": "payback",
 "value_num": 26.11,
 "display": "26.11p/kWh",
 "unit": "pence per kWh of electricity under the price cap, Great Britain average, paying by direct debit, 1 July to 30 September 2026",
 "period_start": "2026-07-01",
 "period_end": "2026-09-30",
 "period_kind": "data",
 "deadline": null,
 "source_url": "https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/information-consumers/energy-advice-households/energy-price-cap-unit-rates-and-standing-charges",
 "source_org": "Ofgem",
 "checked_at": "2026-08-27",
 "recheck_by": "2026-10-01",
 "history": [],
 "public_note": "What a supplier on the price cap can charge for a unit of electricity this quarter, Great Britain average, paying by direct debit. Ofgem resets it every three months and this page is rebuilt when it does. Your own tariff is the number that matters for you, and it is on your bill.",
 "next": {
  "period_start": "2026-10-01",
  "period_end": "2026-12-31",
  "value_num": 26.32,
  "display": "26.32p/kWh",
  "unit": "pence per kWh of electricity under the price cap, Great Britain average, paying by direct debit, 1 October to 31 December 2026",
  "recheck_by": "2027-01-01",
  "checked_at": "2026-09-08"
 },
 "url": "https://hearthsum.co.uk/api/ofgem_price_cap_electricity_unit_rate.json"
}