Customers with British Gas, EDF, OVO, Octopus Energy, E.On and 19 other energy companies will see price rises from today, April 1.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s because energy regulator Ofgem has increased prices for its standard variable tariff customers from today in the latest price cap, which runs from April 1 to June 30. Ofgem has put in place a 6.4% rise for the average gas and electricity dual fuel bills, which adds \u00a3111 to the average bills, taking the cost of an annual bill for a typical use household to \u00a31,849 a year.<\/p>\n
Whether you’re with British Gas<\/a>, EDF<\/a>, E.On<\/a>, OVO<\/a> or Octopus Energy<\/a>, your bills will rise by 6.4% today if you’re not on a fixed tariff.<\/p>\n That’s why it’s vital to grab a cheaper fix with any of those above companies, or other smaller firms like Outfox The Market, in order to cut your bills.<\/p>\n The price cap is a \u2018backstop\u2019, a safety net to ensure that those who don\u2019t switch to cheaper deals do not end up paying huge sums of money over the odds. But right now, customers not on a fixed deal can switch to a new, fixed tariff and immediately cut their bills. As well as cutting bills, the new deal will lock in your new price for the duration of the fix, so even if Ofgem raises prices again later in the year, you won\u2019t see an increase.<\/p>\n These 24 energy companies listed on gov.uk are all part of the Ofgem<\/a> price cap system and will raise prices for those on non-fixed standard variable tariffs today (though there may be other smaller suppliers not listed and those will also raise prices for those not on a fix).<\/p>\n 100Green (formerly Green Energy UK or GEUK)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Boost<\/p>\n<\/li>\n British Gas<\/p>\n<\/li>\n E – also known as E (Gas and Electricity)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Ecotricity<\/p>\n<\/li>\n E.ON Next<\/p>\n<\/li>\n EDF<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Fuse Energy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Good Energy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Home Energy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n London Power<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Octopus Energy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Outfox the Market<\/p>\n<\/li>\n OVO<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Rebel Energy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Sainsbury\u2019s Energy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Scottish Gas \u2013 see British Gas<\/p>\n<\/li>\n ScottishPower<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Shell Energy Retail<\/p>\n<\/li>\n So Energy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Tomato Energy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n TruEnergy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Utilita<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Utility Warehouse<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n