Bad news about your energy bills

by Mark Vickery on 20 December 2010  |  3 comments
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We may have been dreaming of a White Christmas ever since Bing Crosby first started singing about it, but believe me, when it comes to your heating bills, the snow is bad news.

We may have been dreaming of a White Christmas ever since Bing Crosby first started singing about it, but believe me, when it comes to your heating bills, the snow is bad news.

With temperatures falling to minus 19 degrees Celsius in some parts of the UK, you’ll no doubt be  turning up the heating at home – and there’s more bad news on the energy front.

nPower has now joined three of other the big six suppliers and announced that it will raise its prices. The announcement came on the same day that the British Gas increase kicked in.

Unfortunately, nPower’s price rise starts on the 4th of January – three days after fuel duties rise by 0.76p a litre, making it a double whammy for customers.

Scottish Power and Southern & Scottish Electric have already raised their prices, while EdF has frozen its prices until March.

That means that the only major supplier yet to announce its plans is EON. We’ll keep you updated if and when it raises its prices too!

Unfortunately there isn’t much you can do to avoid the price hikes or the increase in your energy costs due to the snow. But that makes it even more vital that you ensure you are on the cheapest tariff possible.

Our updated table shows all tariffs post-price-rise (where price rises have been announced), helping you see the wood through the snowy trees....

Top nine new energy tariffs

Based on customer payment by MDD, Dual Fuel, 20,500kWh Gas and 3,300 kWh Elec. This table only shows gas and electricity tariffs alone and does not include bundled products. Prices correct as of 15th December 2010.

Compare energy tariffs at lovemoney.com