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Ofgem says energy bills will cost nearly £3,000 a year from October

The average bill will rise to £233 a month from £164 currently

Wales Online · May 24, 2022

Energy bills set to sky-rocket to £2,800 in the autumn for millions, MPs told

Ofgem boss Jonathan Brearley is writing to Chancellor Rishi Sunak warning him about the huge hike in the energy price cap

Evening Standard · May 24, 2022

Energy bills price cap to rise to £2,800 in October, warns Ofgem boss

The news comes as Chancellor RIshi Sunak considers a windfall tax on electricity generators and oil and gas giants in a bid to help struggling households.

Daily Mirror · May 24, 2022

Ofgem plans price cap shake up for energy bills which will affect everyone

Ofgem's CEO said the shake up would allow prices to 'come down quicker' but still warned of further increases in October

Manchester Evening News · May 16, 2022

Energy bills could rise and fall more often as Ofgem plans more price cap reviews

The regulator wants to review prices four times a year

Liverpool Echo · May 16, 2022

Ofgem proposes energy price cap review every three months

Families struggling to pay household bills are facing even “tougher” price rises, the head of Britain’s energy regulator Ofgem warned on Monday, as he announced plans to review the energy price cap quarterly.

Evening Standard · May 16, 2022

EDF warns customers about severe impact of double energy price rise in October

There's now talk of a further energy price increase later this year but EDF say they are "increasingly constrained in our ability to do more"

Manchester Evening News · May 13, 2022

Ofgem boss warns Scottish households of new energy bill rise this year

Speaking in Glasgow, the chief executive of energy regulator Ofgem warned households that they should prepare for another surge in energy bills later this year as a result of the war in Ukraine

Glasgow Live · May 12, 2022

Ofgem boss warns of ANOTHER energy bill hike amid £3,000-a-year war

The news comes as a report has revealed 1.5 million UK households will struggle to pay food and energy bills amid a deepening cost-of-living crisis

Daily Record · May 11, 2022

Ofgem boss: Energy costs are ‘matter of life and death’ for some people

Speaking in Glasgow, Jonathan Brearley, the CEO of the industry regulator, said the gas supply crisis was ‘unprecedented’.

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022