Immediately, the vitality charge cap rises by 54%! 😲
You’ll have already acquired your vitality payments up to now few weeks, and hopefully began taking motion.
Our vitality payments are getting pricier largely due to an enormous rise within the uncooked price of fuel, generally known as its wholesale value. We’re nonetheless fairly closely reliant on fuel on this nation at the same time as we attempt to transfer over extra to renewable vitality, and we’re additionally very depending on fuel provided from different international locations.
Even earlier than the present battle in Ukraine, we have been seeing issues with vitality provides internationally resulting from disruptions brought on by Covid-19 lockdowns. Now, we might see fuel provides to Europe restricted by Russia as a part of this newest battle, and while the UK doesn’t get a lot fuel immediately from Russia, we are going to nonetheless be affected.
All this compelled the vitality regulator, generally known as Ofgem, to lift the utmost quantity that folks shall be charged on a default vitality deal in the event that they use the typical quantity of vitality. This is named the vitality value cap (or as I want to name it, the speed cap).
It’s already gone up 54% to £1,971. However your vitality payments would possibly go up much more for those who’re utilizing greater than the typical quantity of vitality and for those who’re utilizing a prepayment meter reasonably than paying your payments by direct debit. Additionally, for those who come off fastened charge vitality deal in some unspecified time in the future this Spring, you’ll discover that you simply’ll must pay much more than what you’ve been used to.
Sadly, vitality costs might go up even additional within the Autumn if battle in Ukraine doesn’t go away and the wholesale value of fuel stays excessive. Some vitality consultants reckon the worth cap might even go above £3000.
The silver lining right here is that Spring is right here, so hotter climate is on the way in which. Nonetheless, now greater than ever, you’ve received to be sensible about how a lot vitality you utilize:
🔥solely boil as a lot water as you want within the kettle (that’s an enormous one for me as a tea addict!)
🔥flip off lights off once you go away a roomÂ
🔥don’t go away the heating on at excessive temperatures all day if it’s not crucial.
