Beat the Cap: EDF cuts standing charges by £100
- EDF Simply Tracker Extra Jun27 will give customers a £100 dual fuel saving against Ofgem’s price cap.
- Based on the predicted April price cap level, the new tariff offers an annual average bill of £1,540 for dual fuel customers who pay by direct debit.
- With the £100 discount applied through standing charges, EDF ensures all customers receive the same financial benefit.
EDF has increased the discount of its tracker tariff, Simply Tracker Extra Jun27, reducing annual standing charges by £100.
The fixed-term tracker tariff tracks Standard Variable prices and will undercut Ofgem’s price cap by £100. Unlike other tracker tariffs, EDF’s Simply Tracker Extra Jun27 guarantees savings of £50 per fuel on standing charges, against the price cap.
Standing charges are fixed daily charges which cover the cost of supplying electricity and gas to homes. EDF is predicting that standing charges will decrease by £13.30 a year when Ofgem announces its latest price cap level on Wednesday 25th February.
By discounting standing charges instead of unit rates, all EDF customers who sign-up to EDF’s Simply Tracker Extra Jun27 tariff will benefit from the same financial saving, even if they are low energy consumers.
EDF’s prediction for 1st April price cap
Based on EDF’s predicted 1st April price cap level of £1,640, the new tariff offers an annual average bill cost of £1,540 for a dual fuel customer paying via direct debit.
Philippe Commaret, Managing Director of Customers at EDF, said: “It is welcome news that Government support means that the price cap is decreasing, but we wanted to see how we could go further in reducing costs for EDF customers. There are still 57% of customers on standard variable prices – by opting for a fixed or tracker tariff customers can start saving today. This tracker tariff guarantees customers will always save £100 against the price cap, regardless of the changes to the energy price cap over the next year.
“Plus, by applying the discount through standing charges, we ensure that customers who are already working to improve their energy efficiency and reduce their carbon footprint still benefit from equal cost savings.”
Available to new and existing customers
To sign up to EDF Simply Tracker Extra Jun27, existing customers can do so via MyAccount online or via the EDF app, or new customers can sign up on the website. The tariff is available to new and existing customers on Direct Debit, Cash Cheque and Pay As You Go for a limited time only.
For an extra £50 off your energy bill, EDF customers and their friends can also sign up to ‘Refer a Friend’ via MyAccount online.
About EDF
EDF is driving the transition towards An Electric Britain – a secure, affordable, low-carbon future for everyone. As Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity, we are investing more than £100 million weekly in Britain’s electricity infrastructure. We supply millions of customers with electricity and help homes and businesses switch to electricity for heating, transport and industrial processes.
We operate five nuclear power stations and more than 35 onshore wind farms and three offshore wind farms. Since 2009, EDF has invested almost £9 billion in the nuclear fleet to improve reliability and extend station lifetimes. The five generating stations currently supply about 12% of the UK’s electricity demand.
EDF is building the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C. We are a minority investor (12.5%) in and major supplier to a replica plant at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C will provide low carbon electricity to meet 14% of UK demand and power around 12 million homes. EDF Group companies Framatome and Arabelle Solutions have a presence in the UK and manufacture critical equipment such as reactor pressure vessels and turbines.
EDF is enabling its 5 million customers, both in business and at home, to choose electric solutions that save cash and carbon, whether it is buying an electric car, generating and storing electricity, selling energy back to the grid or installing solar panels or a heat pump. In 2025, EDF’s Customers business was ranked as one of the Sunday Times’s Best Place to Work.
It is also one of the UK’s leading developers of renewable energy through EDF power solutions UK and Ireland. We have more than 2GW of renewable generation in operation and over 10GW in construction, planning and development across a range of technologies including onshore and offshore wind, solar and battery storage.
We are one of the largest suppliers to British business and a leading supplier of innovative energy solutions that are helping businesses become more energy independent. In addition, the company’s energy services business, Dalkia, one of the UK and Ireland’s largest technical service providers.
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