Power prices set to rocket

Prices as of 06-July-2011:

Supplier Tariff Name Price

British Gas: WebSaver 12 £269

E.ON: E.ON Track and Save 10 £266

EBICo: Equipower £267

EDF Energy: Online S@ver Version 10 £272

npower: Go-Fix 6 £241

Ovo Energy: New Energy Fixed £277

Scottish and Southern Energy: Standard Energy Online £265

ScottishPower: Online Energy - No Standing Charge £336

Consumer Focus Energy Price Comparison [info@consumerfocus.org.uk]. These prices set to shoot up and these are the cheapest about. If your family are not on these tariffs, why not? Stop being so lazy and spend a few minutes to check if you are overpaying...

British Gas raises prices by 18pc

British Gas puts prices up by 18pc

British Gas is putting its prices up by an average of 18pc or £121 for gas and 16pc or £71 for electricity from August 18.

It means that the average household bill for a dual fuel British Gas customer will now go up from £1,096 to £1,288 – an increase of £192 or 17.5pc.

Phil Bentley, managing director British Gas, said its bills were being driven higher by the fact that the company buys 50pc of its gas on the international wholesale market.

Ann Robinson, Director of Consumer Policy at uSwitch.com, said: “We are straying into deeply worrying ‘double price hike’ territory. Read more at www.telegraph.co.uk

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