Are energy bills going up? I’m a home energy expert and this is what you need to know about when prices might rise, and what you can do right now to minimise the impact

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Conflict in the Middle East has seen disruption to global fuel supplies, which in turn, has caused wholesale energy prices to spike.

There's been a lot of volatility in the energy market over the last few years, with households facing high energy bills as a result, so it's not surprising that current tensions are causing worry around how to save energy at home and how to afford energy bills.