Can solar panels offset the October energy price cap rise?

Solar panels can reduce the amount of electricity households need to buy from the grid, but October’s energy price cap increase is being driven largely by higher gas costs. - (Alamy/PA)

Households are facing yet another increase in energy bills this autumn, with Ofgem’s energy price cap rising by 4 per cent from 1 October.

For a typical household paying by Direct Debit and using both gas and electricity, the headline figure will rise from £1,663 to £1,723 a year, a £60 increase, or about £5 a month, if those rates remain in place for a full year.