Economy 7 is an electricity tariff with different pricing structures according to the time of day. The energy you use at night costs less per kWh than energy used at other times. The cheaper night time tariff usually runs from about 1am to 8am - although this can vary, depending where you live.
Check the Economy 7 times for your region using this table below:
| Electricity Distributor | Low / Night Rate Hours |
|---|
| Eastern Electricity | 12 - 7 am or 12:30 - 7:30 Winter and 1 - 8 or 1:30 to 8:30 Summer |
| London Electricity | Differs from property to property, please contact us on the numbers below to confirm your exact times |
| Manweb / Scottish Power | 12 - 7 am (winter) 1-8 am (summer) |
| Midlands Electricity | 12:30 - 7:30 am |
| Northern Electricity | 11 - 6 am (winter) 12 - 7 am (summer) |
| Norweb Energi | 10.30pm - 12.30am and 2.30am - 7.30am |
Powergen
(East Midlands) | 1 - 8 am (timeswitch) 12-7 am (teleswitch) |
| Seeboard | 10:30 - 00:30 and 02:30 - 07:30 (Some properties are 11:00 - 06:30) |
| Scottish Hydro | 11:30 -6:30 am |
| Southern Electricity | 11:30 - 07:30 |
| Swalec | Differs from property to property, please contact us on the numbers below to confirm your exact times |
| SWEB | Differs from property to property, please contact us on the numbers below to confirm your exact times |
| Yorkshire Electricity | 12:30 - 7:30 am (winter) 1:30 - 8:30 am (summer) Differs from property to property |
If the Economy 7 times on your meter differ from those listed for your region, or you have a fault with your meter, please contact us:
- Standard (credit) electricity meter: 0800 048 0202*, we're open weekdays 8am - 8pm and Saturdays 8am - 6pm.
- Pay as you go electricity meter: 0800 048 0303*, we're open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
*Calls may be recorded and/or monitored for quality assurance and compliance purposes.
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