EDF reduces its fixed prices with new tariff matching April price cap
- Amid market uncertainty EDF has launched the cheapest energy-only fixed tariff amongst major suppliers
- The tariff, Simply Fixed 2Yr Mar28v3, will match the cost of Ofgem’s 1st April price cap and offer customers a fixed rate for their energy use for two years
EDF has launched a fixed tariff that matches the cost of the upcoming 1st April price cap, making it the cheapest energy-only fixed price among major suppliers.[1]
Launching today, Simply Fixed 2Yr Mar28v3 is a two-year fixed-term product which will be priced at £1,772 and will drop to £1,641 from 1st April in line with policy cost changes on bills.[2]
This will match Ofgem’s new Energy Price Cap announced at the end of February, which has been set at £1,641 per year for a typical household between 1st April and 30th June 2026, and is below forecasts for where the price cap will be later this year.
UK wholesale gas costs have jumped by 75 per cent over the past week, with short-term uncertainty feeding through to future energy costs. Price predictions are suggesting a sustained period of high wholesale energy costs could lead to a 10% increase to the energy price cap in July. EDF’s own prediction on Monday 2nd March showed the Q3 price cap had increased by £71 before wholesale costs increased further on Tuesday.
The deal may be withdrawn at any time due to volatility of wholesale market prices and is available to both new and existing customers when signing up directly through EDF. Exit fees of £75 per fuel will apply.
EDF’s tariff offers customers peace of mind with fixed prices for two years
Philippe Commaret, Managing Director of Customers at EDF, said: “Global wholesale energy prices are incredibly volatile right now and many suppliers have responded by withdrawing fixed tariffs. We’re determined to help our customers where we can and by launching this fixed tariff today, households can lock in a price now, giving them peace of mind and certainty of their energy prices for two years.”
Existing EDF customers will also benefit from the Government's action on energy bills in last year's Budget with existing fixed prices decreasing to reflect policy change from 1st April.
Alternatively, for customers looking for a lower standing charge option, EDF has a tracker tariff, Simply Tracker Mar27, which discounts standing charges by £50. The fixed-term tracker tariff tracks Standard Variable prices and will undercut Ofgem’s price cap by £50 and guarantees savings of £25 per fuel on the price cap, with the discount applied through standing charges.
Customers can also sign up to EDF’s Sunday Saver
EDF frequently offers the cheapest fixed rate deals amongst major suppliers and is helping more customers save money with its ‘Sunday Saver’ challenge. Sunday Saver rewards eligible customers who shift their electricity usage away from weekday peak hours (4pm–7pm) to earn between four and 16 hours of free electricity the following Sunday. This month’s challenge has already begun and the Sundays where customers will be able to use their earned free electricity will be 15th, 22nd, 29th March and 5th, 12th April.
For an extra £50 off their energy bill and the same off for a friend, EDF customers can also sign up to ‘Refer a Friend’ via MyAccount online.
Existing customers can sign up to the new tariffs in MyAccount or in the EDF app with new customers able to join on our website.
[1] Cheapest based on straight price for price comparison of nationally available tariffs, not including add ons. As of September 2025, the Big Six energy utility companies in the UK are: British Gas, Octopus Energy, E.ON Next, Ovo, EDF, and Scottish Power: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/retail-market-indicators. Based on prices as of 5th March 2026
[2] Figures are based on Ofgem ‘typical’ consumption. 'Typical' yearly consumption is 2,700kWh electricity and 11,500kWh gas based on a national average of regional prices for a dual fuel customer with a standard electricity meter who pays by Direct Debit. 'Typical' consumption assumes the price cap does not change over a full year. In reality, the price cap changes every three months. Fixed tariff rates remain the same for the duration of the tariff and are not covered by the energy price cap.
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, is one of the UK and Ireland’s largest technical service providers.
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