'Deep crisis' ahead as energy cap set for huge rise
The Herald|May 25, 2022
THE energy price cap is expected to increase by a further £830 to £2,800 in October, the head of Ofgem said, as a charity warned the hike will plunge households into a "deep, deep crisis".
'Deep crisis' ahead as energy cap set for huge rise

Ofgem chief executive Jonathan Brearley told MPs the regulator is expecting an energy price cap in October "in the region of £2,800" as the market copes with price changes "not seen since the oil crisis of the 1970s".

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