Everything you need to know about the energy crisis if you are a Scottish Power customer
23.03.2022 - 13:23
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Gas and electricity bills are set to rise on April 1 as a result of the energy price cap increase. The energy price cap is the maximum amount that all UK energy suppliers can charge for each unit of gas and electricity.
Energy regulator Ofgem announced that the cap will increase by a record breaking 54%, which will mean that households will see an average annual increase of £693 added to their bills. Bills for an average household are predicted to increase from £1,277 to £1,971 as a result of the fuel cap rise, although the exact amount that bills will rise by will vary and is dependent on how much energy your household uses.
Energy firms have been contacting customers throughout the month, outlining what the changes will mean for them. Energy prices have increased following a rise in the global demand for gas as countries emerged from lockdown and have also been exacerbated by restricted gas imports from Russia.
But what does this mean if you are a customer with Scottish Power? Scottish Power is one of the big six energy companies in the UK and supplies energy to millions of homes. Here's our guide to everything that Scottish Power customers should know about the energy crisis.
Scottish Power customers on a standard (variable) tariff, pay as you go tariff or any default tariff will see their bills increase in line with the new energy price cap. Scottish Power has contacted these customers with full details of their new prices and what this will mean for their energy costs, along with details of the support on offer to help reduce the impact of the rising prices.
The price cap increase doesn't apply to fixed price tariffs, so those customers will see their prices remain the same for the duration of their tariff. Once
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