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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jasper Jolly and Kiran Stacey

Drop in energy price cap from April forecast to save typical home £138 a year

A hand adjusts a radiator thermostat
Cornwall Insight has predicted a price cap reduction based on changes in the chancellor’s autumn budget. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Great Britain’s household energy price cap is set to fall by 8% in April to its lowest since September 2024, a leading forecaster has said.

The cap is expected to fall by the equivalent of cutting £138 off a typical annual dual-fuel bill, after the autumn budget shifted some charges to general taxation, according to Cornwall Insight, a consultancy that tracks the energy market.

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