Will you be burnt by a second energy price rise? You could be saving up to £537^ on your bills

he majority of Big Six energy suppliers, including British Gas, have now increased their prices for the second time in under 12 months with combined individual hikes of up to 9.4%.† This raises the average bill to a staggering £1,221‡ – over £100 a month.

Energy industry regulator Ofgem reflects that the majority of the population are already paying around £300 more than the best tariffs available on the market on these rolling Standard Variable Tariffs (SVTs) and other default plans.¥

Considering that, unlike other industries, there is no difference between the quality of the actual product between energy brands – gas is gas and electricity is electricity, paying excessively for it certainly appears a big waste. There are indeed alternatives to just accepting constant energy hikes and yet another potential round of rises the best of these are price comparison sites.

Via the Express Energy Club, the Express partners with specialist energy price comparison site energyhelpline.com - a founding member of Ofgem’s Confidence Code – to provide our readers with a unique service that enables them to compare every tariff available on the market in seconds and switch you to more deals than any other service.

The impartial and independent switching facility is free of charge and available both online and through the help of customer service advisors on the phone. It even helps consumers along the way with star ratings of supplier service standards.

A common misconception is that switching supplier may result in an interruption to supply, which is not the case. With increasing knowledge of the savings to be made, switching is more popular than ever, with 1.3 million switches having been completed in the first three months of 2018 alone.