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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Miles Brignall

Energy bills: Britons in shock as suppliers confirm price rise

Keeping watch on how much energy is used is crucial as annual bills threaten to rise to £2,500.
Keeping watch on how much energy is used is crucial as annual bills threaten to rise to £2,500. Photograph: Daisy-Daisy/Alamy

Consumers may have been shocked to have received details of the new gas and electricity prices they will start paying on 1 April, including daily standing charges as high as 51p a day.

Last month the energy regulator, Ofgem, revealed the new caps on prices and warned that the average household will be paying just under £2,000 a year to heat and light their home – a 54% increase.

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