Huge winter energy bills may be behind us for the next few months, but the cost of using kit that only comes out when the sun is shining can quickly take a bite out of savings.
The price cap will fall to £2,074 a year from July, just in time for summer, but experts have warned that most families won't see much difference to their bills overall, as the extra £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBBS) paid last year will not be repeated in 2023.
According to Uswitch, households spend an average £581 less on gas and electricity over the warmer half of the year compared with the colder months, as the temperature rises and there’s no need to heat your home. But there are still energy bills to pay – and in really warm weather, like the 35C heatwave the UK experienced in July 2022, the cost of keeping cool can add up.
