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EDF increase prices

  5.5million customers will see an increase in the cost of it’s Gas and Electrcity after EDF announced it was increasing it’s fuel prices. Gas prices will increase by 22%, whilst Electricity will increase by 17% for domestic customers.

The firm has blamed the increase, which comes into effect on 25 July, on record wholesale energy costs.

Energy companies have been widely expected to raise the costs of utility bills this summer, as wholesale prices have been rising.

EDF is the first of the major suppliers to raise prices this summer and others are expected to follow suit.

The company said it had been absorbing higher costs in recent months but it now needed to pass on costs to domestic and small business customers.

It is the second rise for EDF customers this year.

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scottish and southern increase prices

The last of the major energy suppliers followed suit by increasing it’s Gas and Electricity prices. The price rise will come into force on April 1st 2008. Scottish and Southern are the last major supplier to announce an increase, blaiming an increase in wholesale price for the rise.

Gas prices will rise by approx £85 per year and electricity by approx £50 according to Uswitch. A dual fuel bill will increase by approx £131 per year.

Scottish and Southern follow NPower, EDF Energy, British Gas, EON and Scottish power who have all increased the price of it’s gas and electricity.

Since the start of the year, Npower has put prices up for its electricity customers by 12.7% and gas prices rose by 17.2%. EDF put up electricity tariffs by 7.9% and gas prices by 12.9%.

British Gas increased gas and electricity prices by 15%. Scottish Power increased gas bills by 15% and electricity bills by 14%, and E.On put up gas bills by 15% and electricity tariffs by 9.7%.

scottish power increase prices

Scottish Power have followed British Gas, N Power and EDF by announcing an increase to their Gas and Electricity. Gas bills will rise by around 15% on average and Electricity by 14 the company said.

 Scottish Power which has 5.2 million customers blamed higher wholesale gas prices. Customers on dual fuel faced an 14.8% increase, however, 1.2 million customers on fixed price deals will not see an increase.

Rivals British Gas - the UK’s biggest power provider - increased gas and electricity prices by 15% in January.

The same month, Npower raised its electricity prices by 12.7% and gas by 17.2% and EDF Energy also put up its electricity tariffs by 7.9% and gas bills by 12.9%..

EON are now expected to follow suit, meanwhile, Southern and Scottish Energy have promised not to follow until the end of next month.

british gas price rise

On January 18th 2008, British Gas was the next Utility supplier to increase prices. You can save money by making sure you are on the correct price plan/utility supplier. To do this, you should you a Compare service.

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• British Gas prices going up by 15% or £85 for gas and 15% or £54 for electricity
• Average household bill for a dual fuel British Gas customer will go up from £912 to £1,051 - only £64 cheaper than when prices were at an all time high
• Gas customers will suffer most, as British Gas will now be the most expensive supplier for gas - gas bills will go up from £568 to £653 a year
• Increases are on standard tariffs - over half its 16 million customer accounts will be affected
• British Gas reported record half year profits of £533 million, but Citigroup predicts that year end profits will hit almost £639 million - more than six times the £95 million it made in 2006
• Average British Gas dual fuel bill rocketed by 85% or £513 (2004 - 2006) but only fell by 19% or £208 last year.

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  Energy firm Npower has announced double-digit rises in the price its domestic customers will have to pay for gas and electricity - with industry observers saying that other companies are likely to follow suit.

So is now the time to reconsider who provides your energy?

Save money by comparing prices from Leading Utility providers and by companies who are dedicated to comparing prices such as Uswitch.  Compare UK suppliers of gas and electricity, with information including reviews and personalised quotes. We also provide a range of pages on gas suppliers, electricity suppliers and other energy topics.

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 Changing your Utility Supplier - Cheaper Gas - Cheaper Electricity 

There are two ways to cut energy costs; use less and pay less for what you use.

When you switch, only the price really changes

The pipes, circuits and wires, safety coverage and gas and electricity flowing through the house are all the same. Only customer service, billing and, most importantly, prices change; the new supplier performs the switch; all you do is take a meter reading.

The savings also depend on how you choose to pay:

 Direct Debit is cheaper.

Fixed monthly direct debit payments (where you pay a fixed estimate each month) save you up to 10% as companies are sure you won’t default, and they earn interest on any overpayments (which should be refunded at the end of the year). Yet if you pay by variable Direct Debit, always ensure you call in a meter reading after a bill, don’t rely on their estimates.

 Dual Fuel isn’t always cheaper.

Logically dual fuel (gas and electricity from the same supplier) should be cheaper and it often is, yet not always. During your comparison, also compare the cost of the cheapest dual fuel supplier with separate cheap gas and cheap electricity suppliers. 

Even if you’re on a prepayment meter you can switch and save.

Those who have prepayment meters can still switch and save, the comparison services allow you to see who offers the cheapest prepayment charges. Yet if you can switch away from a meter (it’ll often be credit scored) do so, as that’s much cheaper.

So how do you Compare?

We could list every Utility supplier here in a long list, not only would you suffer from such a list, the truth is, you just wouldn’t bother. Uswitch offer a service which allows you to compare prices from Utility companies at a few clicks of a button. It’s fast, easy and could save you £££s.

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NEW YEAR MISERY FOR CONSUMERS – NPOWER THE FIRST TO PUT HOUSEHOLD ENERGY BILLS UP

• npower is putting its prices up by an average of 17.2% or £92 for gas and 12.7% or £48 for electricity from tomorrow, 5th January[1]
• Increases on standard tariffs will affect over two thirds of its 6.8 million customer accounts[2]
• Average household bill for a dual fuel npower customer will now go up from £908 to £1,047[3] – £18 more expensive than when prices were at a peak last year[4]
• npower is now the most expensive supplier in the market – on average it is 15% more expensive than competitors[5]
• 15 price rises made by suppliers in 2006 added £4.8 billion to consumer energy bills, price cuts in 2007 only shaved off £1.7 billion[6].

Britain’s fourth largest energy supplier, npower, has today announced that it is putting up prices from tomorrow, 5th January, 2008. The increases – an average of 17.2% or £92 for gas and 12.7% or £48 for electricity[1] – will hit its standard tariffs, affecting almost 4.9 million customer accounts[2]. It will add an extra £139 on to the average standard dual fuel customer’s household energy bill, which is now set to rise from £908 to £1,047[3].The New Year price hike wipes out the £121 (12%)[7] price cut that npower made last year. It means that customers only enjoyed lower prices for 8 months[7], mainly during the summer period when energy usage is lower. Prior to this, in 2006, npower increased prices by £358 or 53%[8].The price rise blow comes only a month after npower put up the prices on its wholesale tracker plan by 17% for gas and 13% for electricity[9] and by 17% on its new online energy plan[10]. However, customers will be dismayed as, at its last full year results, RWE npower reported bumper profits of Euro 658 million[11]. It has also spent just over £12 million on advertising this year - only British Gas and E.ON spent more[12].Suppliers will, however, find it difficult to justify sweeping price rises to customers whose perception is that energy companies are slow to pass on price cuts, but quick to put prices up. Energy prices soared across the board by £277 (38%) on average between 1st January 2006 and 1st January 2007, but prices were only cut by £101 during 2007[13], despite a 56% decrease in wholesale energy prices[14]. While 15 price rises in 2006 added £4.8 billion to consumer energy bills, price cuts in 2007 only shaved off £1.7 billion[6].

Today’s move gives other providers the green light to put prices up too and household energy bills are now expected to top £1,000 again in 2008. Suppliers will follow npower’s lead and point to increased wholesale energy costs, as well as an increase in other costs, such as distribution, transmission, the Renewables Obligation and the introduction of the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT). These additional costs alone could be responsible for an additional £40 being added to household energy bills in 2008 [15].

Tim Wolfenden, Head of Home Services at uSwitch.com, comments: “The prospect of being able to raise prices has had suppliers champing at the bit, so it was always just a matter of time before one of them made the move. By announcing price increases today, npower has given the other suppliers the green flag they’ve been waiting for. The coast is now clear for a general price hike and energy bills can be expected to top £1,000 again - consumers are going to be in for a rough ride this year.

“The good news is that npower has softened the blow for its pre-payment customers. But, by being the first supplier to put prices up, npower is skating on very thin ice. Its reputation for customer service has taken a real nose dive over the last year – our latest independent Customer Satisfaction Report shows that consumers now rate it only marginally better than British Gas[16], which is not a good place to be. Today’s move will simply alienate customers further”.

“The price increase kicks-in tomorrow on 5th January. Customers have to switch now to reduce the impact of higher energy bills on their household. By not switching, consumers could waste over £2.3 billion in total or £334 each[17]. Those who have never switched before and are sitting on an uncompetitive standard plan have the most to gain and should switch straight away. The only consumers who can afford to sit back and wait to see how this round of price increases plays out are those who are already on a competitive online deal.”

Supplier	Standard Plan (paying on receipt of bill)	Online Plan (paying by Monthly Direct Debit)
npower	£1,047	£901
ScottishPower	£958	£770
E.ON	£913	£769
British Gas	£912	£742
EDF Energy	£907	£819
Scottish & Southern Energy	£875	£777
Average	£935	£796

Based on a dual fuel medium user consuming 3,300kWh electricity and 20,500kWh gas with bill sizes averaged across all regions. EDF Online Dual Fuel Plan is only availible in 10 of 14 PES regions. For Scottish and Southern Energy, the online bill size used is for their online plan available through Atlantic Electric and Gas, which is part of Scottish and Southern Energy.

Npower increase gas and electricity prices

  Energy firm Npower has announced double-digit rises in the price its domestic customers will have to pay for gas and electricity - with industry observers saying that other companies are likely to follow suit. So is now the time to reconsider who provides your energy?

Chancellor Alistair Darling asks to meet the energy regulator Ofgem to discuss gas and electricity price rises. 

In a letter to Ofgem, Mr Darling said he wanted to review the reasons behind the price rises and their implications.

Npower, which has increased average gas prices by 17.2% and electricity by 12.7%, expects rivals to follow suit.

The company, the UK’s fourth-largest energy supplier, blamed the price rises on soaring wholesale costs.

Record oil costs

Wholesale energy prices have risen by 66% for electricity and 60% for gas since last year, said Npower, which has four million UK customers.