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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

Ofgem confirms energy price cap to be updated every three months

A women checks her electricity meter against an energy bill.
A women checks her electricity meter against an energy bill. Photograph: UrbanImages/Alamy

Ofgem has confirmed that the energy price cap will be updated quarterly, rather than every six months, as it warned that customers face a “very challenging winter ahead”.

The energy regulator said reviewing the price cap for household bills every three months would allow it to “adjust much more quickly” to volatility in the market.

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