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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent

UK energy bills to fall to about £2,200 from July as wholesale gas costs drop

A household smart meter showing weekly gas and electricity spend as over budget.
It will take months to feed into consumer bills as energy firms purchase their supplies in advance. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Rex/Shutterstock

Annual energy bills are expected to fall to about £2,200 from July in a fillip for the government and households struggling with ballooning costs.

The energy consultancy Cornwall Insight has predicted that, excluding government subsidies, typical annual household energy bills will have fallen from £4,279 now to £3,208 from April, and then will ease to roughly £2,200 for the remainder of the year.

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