Soaring gas prices blamed, as fresh analysis predicts households energy bills to top £3,000

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Soaring gas prices blamed, as fresh analysis predicts households energy bills to top £3,000

New analysis from ECIU warns dual fuel price cap set to reach £3,000 this winter, meaning average household energy bills will have tripled since last summer

Soaring gas prices could add as much as £2,000 to average UK household energy bills, according to new analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), which warns the dual fuel price cap could...

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