Gas and electricity prices may fall by 12 – 16% in April, according to a prediction by consultancy Cornwall Insight, bringing some relief to bill payers.

It said the annual household bill when using a typical amount of gas and electricity was expected to drop from £1,928 to £1,620.

Households have endured two years of high prices, but analysts suggest there could be a further fall in the summer.

 

The prediction is not guaranteed, as it will be another month before the regulator, Ofgem, sets its price cap for the second quarter of the year.

“Healthy energy stocks and a good positive supply outlook are keeping the wholesale market stable. If this continues, we could see energy costs hitting their lowest since the Russian invasion of Ukraine,” said Craig Lowrey, principal consultant at Cornwall Insight.

Every three months the energy regulator for Great Britain, Ofgem, sets a maximum price that suppliers can charge customers on standard variable tariffs for each unit of energy used.

 


 
 
 

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