27/08/2026
October is fast approaching, summer is nearly over (technically with no more sunshine it is already) and this means darker nights, beautiful colours, the heating on and of course, energy prices bloody going up!
Ofgem has announced the energy price cap for this coming autumn and winter (1 October to 31 December). Surprise, surprise, Energy rates are going up by 4%, which brings the average household bill to £1723 a year.
This rise effectively cancels out the 5% VAT reduction on electricity that the government is introducing, also effective from 1 October. For many, it will still mean an increase as the VAT reduction does not impact gas charges and gas usage will go up as we move into the autumn and winter months.
This means there are still savings to be had for anyone sitting on a standard or variable tariff right now and with our latest market-leading fixed tariff, there's no better time to get ahead of the increases.
I'll leave the graphs in the comments so you can see the comparisons and it's super quick to get saving. I recently did a quote whilst I was stood at the services.