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The average annual energy bill is expected to fall to below £2,000 this autumn, according to the latest Ofgem energy price cap predictions.
Cornwall Insight said in its most recent forecast that it expects the price of an average annual bill to fall to £1,978.33 from October - down by around £100 from July’s £2,074. It said it then expects a small rise from January to £2,004.40.
However, Ofgem is also adjusting its definition of the average household’s consumption from October, down from the current 2,900 kWh a year for electricity to 2,700 kWh, and from 12,000 kWh for gas to 11,500 kWh, to reflect consumers using less energy to cut costs in the face of high prices.
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Based on Ofgem’s adjusted definitions of average usage, Cornwall Insight has forecast that the regulator will announce price caps of £1,871 a year from October and £1,900 from January. The analysts also stressed it is “crucial to understand” that a household’s energy bill is based on the energy it consumes, which could be lower or higher than the defined typical household.
Money saving expert Martin Lewis warned that the figures are only estimations, adding that predicting whether prices will rise or fall at this stage was "crystal ball gazing".
Dr Craig Lowrey, principal consultant at Cornwall Insight, said: “The fall in the average price cap predictions reflects Ofgem’s efforts to align with the evolving energy consumption patterns of typical households, as consumers respond to high prices, energy efficiency measures, weather conditions and other influences by reducing their energy usage.
“While typical household predictions may provide some insight for
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Households across the country will see a major change to their energy bills this weekend.
Households will pay less for their gas and electricity from this weekend amid warnings that bills will still be almost double the amount they were before the energy crisis began.
Householders can save cash by sending meter readings to their energy provider ahead of the reduced price cap, set to come into force on July 1. It follows Ofgem's decision to drop the price cap in response to plummeting wholesale prices, resulting in an average annual decrease of £426 in household energy bills from July.
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