Even with the announcement of the lowered energy price cap, a typical household's energy bill will rise over £500 from October 1 to £2,500 a year. Coupled with rising inflation, UK households are worried about making ends meet this winter.
But one simple way to cut your electricity bills is to turn off devices at the wall when you aren't using them. British Gas says that, even before the October price increase, switching devices off at the wall could save you £147 a year. Experts say a plug-in timer is a cheap and simple device that could cut your energy bills - by automatically turning off devices when you aren't using them.
It could be used to switch off TVs, radios, microwaves, smart speakers, set-top boxes, games consoles and other devices that continue to drain power even when you aren't using them.
