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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Jonathan Prynn

Energy bills set to rise by average of £111 to £1,849 a year from April

Energy bills for millions of households are set to go up by a bigger than expected 6.4% from 1 April.

Industry regulator Ofgem said the cap on gas and electricity prices would have to rise largely because of higher wholesale energy prices caused by cold weather and a shortfall in renewable generation.

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