{
  "schema": 2,
  "updated": "2026-10-01",
  "note": "National-average electricity rates inc. VAT, direct debit. Regional rates vary several percent — replace with your region's figures from a quote for precision. Exit fees are notes only; they are not included in the cost maths. EDF and E.ON Next are not in this list because their tariffs are fetched live from their open Kraken APIs, like Octopus. closedToNew: case-insensitive regex sources matched against Kraken product codes for products still in the API but closed to new sign-ups.",
  "closedToNew": [
    "FLUX"
  ],
  "tariffs": [
    {
      "id": "bg-tracker",
      "supplier": "British Gas",
      "name": "Tracker (cap −£50/yr)",
      "unitRate": 26.11,
      "standingCharge": 50,
      "offPeakRate": null,
      "offPeakStart": null,
      "offPeakEnd": null,
      "notes": "Tracks the Ofgem cap quarterly; BG discounts standing charges so a dual-fuel bill sits £50/yr below the cap. Standing charge here is derived from that discount, not quoted — verify with a postcode quote. Exit fee historically £25/fuel",
      "source": "https://www.britishgas.co.uk/energy.html",
      "sourcedAt": "2026-07-04"
    },
    {
      "id": "so-green-tracker",
      "supplier": "So Energy",
      "name": "So Green Tracker",
      "unitRate": 25.3,
      "standingCharge": 57.19,
      "offPeakRate": null,
      "offPeakStart": null,
      "offPeakEnd": null,
      "notes": "12-month tracker re-based quarterly to sit £50/yr (£25/fuel) below the cap; unit rate derived from that discount. Smart meter required, £50/fuel exit fee",
      "source": "https://www.so.energy/tariffs/so-green-tracker-tariff",
      "sourcedAt": "2026-07-04"
    },
    {
      "id": "sp-cap-tracker",
      "supplier": "ScottishPower",
      "name": "Cap Tracker",
      "unitRate": 26.11,
      "standingCharge": 55,
      "offPeakRate": null,
      "offPeakStart": null,
      "offPeakEnd": null,
      "notes": "Tracks the Ofgem cap; standing charge set £7.50/fuel/yr (≈£15/yr dual-fuel) below the cap's standing charge — confirmed by ScottishPower's own price-cap page, resolving the earlier £7.50–£15 source conflict. NO exit fees. Verify with a postcode quote",
      "source": "https://www.scottishpower.co.uk/support-centre/price-cap",
      "sourcedAt": "2026-09-01"
    },
    {
      "id": "svt-price-cap",
      "supplier": "Any supplier (SVT at price cap)",
      "name": "Standard Variable @ Ofgem cap (1 October to 31 December 2026)",
      "unitRate": 26.32,
      "standingCharge": 54.83,
      "offPeakRate": null,
      "offPeakStart": null,
      "offPeakEnd": null,
      "notes": "National-average cap level; regional rates vary a few percent. Includes the temporary cut of VAT on domestic electricity from 5% to 0%, in effect 1 Oct 2026–31 Mar 2027 — the published cap rate is, as always, the actual VAT-inclusive amount payable. Promoted from svt-price-cap-next on 2026-10-01 (quarter rollover; the expired Jul–Sep entry has been dropped). Re-verified unchanged via WebSearch because this environment's network egress still blocks a direct ofgem.gov.uk fetch (4th consecutive month) — Ofgem's own price-cap page, EnergyPlus's price-cap tracker, and MoneySavingExpert all independently quote the identical 26.32p/54.83p figures announced 26 Aug 2026 — verify against the Ofgem page directly once fetch access is restored",
      "source": "https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/news/changes-energy-price-cap-between-1-october-and-31-december-2026",
      "sourcedAt": "2026-10-01"
    }
  ],
  "removed": [
    "edf-essentials-plus-12m",
    "edf-no-standing-charge-v1",
    "eon-next-fixed-v53",
    "bg-fixed-jun27",
    "bg-longer-fix-may28",
    "bg-cap-tracker-jun27",
    "bg-fixed-sep27",
    "svt-price-cap-next"
  ]
}