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EDF Simply Fixed prices
Unit rates and standing charge locked for the length of the deal, for electricity and gas, with an exit fee.
Your postcode is sent once to Octopus Energy’s public region lookup — the same one they bill from. We do not put it in the URL, analytics or database, and do not keep it.
Simply Fixed locks both the unit rate and the standing charge for the length of the deal. When the price cap moves, your prices do not — which is the whole point, and equally the whole risk.
EDF usually has more than one fixed deal open at a time, at different lengths and different prices. The figures above are for the deal named at the foot of this page; a shorter or longer one may be cheaper on the day you look.
Showing West Midlands. Currently on sale: Simply Fixed 2Yr Aug28v2. Tariff code E-1R-EDF_SIMPLY_FIXED_2YR_AUG2028_V2-E.
- Average today
- 25.11p
- Cheapest today
- 25.11p
- Most expensive today
- 25.11p
- Standing charge
- 59.71p
weighted by how long each price lasts
per day
Current rate
25.11pper kWh
EDF Simply Fixed charges one rate at all times. It changes only when EDF Energy changes it, not on any daily cycle.
Against the price cap in West Midlands
The Ofgem cap for a single-rate direct debit meter here is 25.33p per kWh plus 59.71p a day. Today this tariff averaged 0.22p below the cap unit rate.
This compares one day’s unit rates only. What you pay also depends on the standing charge and on when you use electricity, so treat this as an indication rather than a saving. Cap period 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-30.
Estimated annual cost
£846a year
2,500 kWh a year in West Midlands, at 25.11p per kWh plus 59.71p a day standing charge.
This tariff charges one rate at all times, so the figure is arithmetic rather than a forecast. It moves only when the rate does.
EDF Energy quotes £883 for the same household. Both are the same calculation, so the difference is rounding.
On an Economy 7 meter
EDF Simply Fixed is also sold on a two-register meter, charging 30.66p per kWh by day and 14.11p per kWh at night, plus 59.30p a day.
The seven cheap hours are fixed by your meter and vary by region and installer, so check yours rather than assuming midnight to 7am. Economy 7 only pays if enough of your usage — storage heating, hot water, an EV — falls inside them. EDF Energy quotes £1,069 a year for a 3,400 kWh Economy 7 household, which is a higher consumption figure than the single-rate one, so the two totals are not directly comparable.
Tariff code E-2R-EDF_SIMPLY_FIXED_2YR_AUG2028_V2-E.
Gas
Today’s gas rate is 7.17p per kWh, plus 34.31p a day standing charge.
Gas is priced once per day with no time-of-use element, so there is nothing to shift and no cheaper hours to aim for. Tariff code G-1R-EDF_SIMPLY_FIXED_2YR_AUG2028_V2-E.
Prices by region
EDF Simply Fixed unit rate by region
The unit rate in each region. Where you live changes what you pay, because the cost of distributing electricity differs by network.
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| Region | Per kWh |
|---|---|
| East Midlands | 26.45p |
| Yorkshire | 26.54p |
| West Midlands | 26.62p |
| North East England | 26.63p |
| London | 27.14p |
| Southern Scotland | 27.17p |
| South Wales | 27.76p |
| Northern Scotland | 27.76p |
| Southern England | 27.79p |
| Eastern England | 27.82p |
| South East England | 28.20p |
| North West England | 28.22p |
| South West England | 28.26p |
| Merseyside and North Wales | 28.86p |
Northern Ireland has a separate electricity market and is not covered by these regions.
EDF Simply Fixed standing charge by region
The daily charge you pay before using any electricity at all. It varies more between regions than the unit rate does, and you cannot avoid it by using less.
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| Region | Per day |
|---|---|
| London | 44.8p |
| North West England | 47.6p |
| Southern England | 49.7p |
| East Midlands | 53.6p |
| Eastern England | 53.9p |
| South East England | 54.4p |
| Northern Scotland | 57.5p |
| South Wales | 57.8p |
| South West England | 57.9p |
| West Midlands | 59.7p |
| Southern Scotland | 64.2p |
| North East England | 64.3p |
| Yorkshire | 64.4p |
| Merseyside and North Wales | 70.8p |
Northern Ireland has a separate electricity market and is not covered by these regions.
Context
The price cap since Oct 18
A year of energy at typical consumption, paying by direct debit. This is the benchmark every tariff on this site is measured against, and it is a Great Britain figure rather than a regional one.
The cap peaked at £3,582 in Jan - Mar 2023 and stands at £1,663 for July - Sept 2026.
Show every period
| Period | Cap level |
|---|---|
| July - Sept 2026 | £1,663 |
| Apr - June 26 | £1,477 |
| Jan - Mar 2026 | £1,584 |
| Oct - Dec 2025 | £1,576 |
| July - Sept 2025 | £1,541 |
| Apr - June 25 | £1,655 |
| Jan - Mar 25 | £1,561 |
| Oct - Dec 24 | £1,543 |
| July-Sept 2024 | £1,414 |
| Apr-June 2024 | £1,521 |
| Jan - Mar 2024 | £1,723 |
| Oct - Dec 2023 | £1,641 |
| July-Sept 2023 | £1,766 |
| Apr-June 2023 | £2,762 |
| Jan - Mar 2023 | £3,582 |
| Oct - Dec 2022 | £2,972 |
| 2022 summer | £1,673 |
| 2021/22 winter | £1,093 |
| 2021 summer | £979 |
| 2020/21 winter | £899 |
| 2020 summer | £967 |
| 2019/20 winter | £979 |
| 2019 summer | £1,039 |
| 2018/19 winter | £945 |
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How EDF Simply Fixed works
You agree a unit rate and a standing charge, and they hold until the end date whatever the price cap does. Fixing does not fix your bill — use more and you pay more — it fixes the price of each unit.
Fixed deals are priced from what the market expects energy to cost over the term, not from today’s cap. That is why a fix can sit below the cap when the market expects prices to fall, and above it when the market expects a rise.
There is an exit fee, charged per fuel. A dual-fuel household leaving early pays it twice, which is worth knowing before treating the deal as reversible.
When the deal ends you move onto the standard variable tariff automatically unless you choose something else, so the end date is a date worth putting in a calendar.
What you need
- No smart meter or equipment needed
- Available for electricity, gas or both
- Exit fees apply, charged per fuel
- Deals open and close frequently — what is available today may not be tomorrow
What drives what you pay
- The rate you fixed at, which is settled the day you sign and cannot then move
- How much you use, the only variable left once the price is fixed
- What the price cap does over the term, which decides whether fixing turned out to be worth it
- Your region and payment method, both of which change the price you are offered
Who it tends to suit
- Households that value a predictable bill over the chance of a lower one
- Anyone who expects energy prices to rise over the next year or two
- Budgeting households who want to know what a unit costs for the whole term
- People with no smart meter, for whom most smart tariffs are unavailable anyway
Who it tends not to suit
- Anyone who expects the price cap to fall and would rather follow it down
- Households that might move or change supplier during the term, given the exit fee
- People who could save more by shifting usage to cheap hours on a time-of-use tariff
- Anyone who would find the end date easy to forget — the rollover is onto the standard variable tariff
Things to watch
- Fixing is a bet in both directions. If the cap falls below your fixed rate you pay more than you would have, for as long as the deal runs.
- The exit fee is per fuel, so leaving a dual-fuel fix early costs double.
- Compare the standing charge as well as the unit rate. A low unit rate paired with a high daily charge can be worse for a light user than the reverse.
- EDF runs several fixed deals at once and they differ by more than their end dates. The cheapest is not always the one most prominently offered.
EDF Simply Fixed compared with the alternatives
- Against EDF Standard Variable
- The decision this tariff exists to answer. Standard Variable follows the cap up and down with no exit fee; Simply Fixed holds still and charges you to leave. Fixed deals have recently been priced below the cap, so the saving is usually immediate — what you are giving up is the benefit of a future fall.
- Against EDF Simply Tracker
- Simply Tracker follows the cap like the standard tariff but with a discounted standing charge and a smaller exit fee. It is the middle option: cheaper than doing nothing, without committing to a price for two years.
- Against Octopus Fixed
- Directly comparable, and worth comparing on the day. Fixed tariffs are the one part of the market where suppliers compete on a single number, so the ranking changes week to week and neither supplier is reliably ahead.
How to switch to EDF Simply Fixed
- Check which fixed deals EDF currently has open. There is usually more than one, at different lengths, and they are not all priced the same way.
- Compare the standing charge alongside the unit rate, particularly if you use little electricity.
- Apply directly through EDF; a domestic switch usually completes within five working days.
- Put the end date in a calendar. When a fix ends you roll onto the standard variable tariff, which is priced at the cap.
Our verdict on EDF Simply Fixed
Fixing buys certainty, and certainty is worth something regardless of how the bet turns out. If a stable bill matters more to you than the possibility of a cheaper one, Simply Fixed does that job plainly and for both fuels.
Be honest about the trade. You are taking a view on where prices go, you are paying an exit fee per fuel to change your mind, and you are giving up the savings a time-of-use tariff could offer if you can shift usage. None of those makes it a bad tariff — they just make it a choice rather than a default.
In its favour
- Unit rate and standing charge held for the whole term
- Protection if the price cap rises
- No smart meter or equipment required
- Available for electricity and gas together
Against it
- No benefit if the price cap falls
- Exit fee charged per fuel
- No reward for using electricity at cheaper times
- Rolls onto the standard variable tariff at the end unless you act
Frequently asked questions
Does fixing fix my monthly bill?
No. It fixes the price of each unit and the daily standing charge. Use more and you still pay more — what cannot change is the rate you are charged.
What happens when the deal ends?
You move onto EDF’s standard variable tariff, which is priced at the Ofgem cap, unless you choose another tariff first. It is worth setting a reminder a month or so before the end date.
How much is the exit fee?
It varies by deal and is charged per fuel, so a dual-fuel household pays it twice. Check the figure for the specific deal before you commit — it is the difference between a decision you can reverse and one you cannot.
Is fixing cheaper than the price cap right now?
Often, but not always, and it varies between EDF’s own fixed deals. The comparison card above shows how the deal on this page sits against the cap for your region today.