Energy bills rise to record high as price cap is lifted
The Independent|October 02, 2022
Families have been urged to take a photograph of their meter reading and do what they can to cut their energy use as prices spike.
AUGUST GRAHAM
Energy bills rise to record high as price cap is lifted

The amount that a household pays for each kilowatt hour of electricity has risen from 28p to 34p. Gas prices will go from 7p to 10p per kilowatt hour under the new guarantee. It means that the typical household in the UK will spend around £2,500 on energy bills.

Just a year earlier gas had cost 4p per kilowatt hour for customers on the price cap and the charge for electricity was 21p. Ofgem said that people should take a picture of their energy meters, and submit it to their suppliers. But after a massive surge in people submitting readings caused problems for many suppliers, the regulator stressed that people did not need to all submit their readings at once. “If you’re planning to submit your meter reading by 1 October, you can submit it a reasonable time after,” the regulator said.

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