By Samantha Partington For The Daily Mail
Published: 00:40 GMT, 14 February 2019 | Updated: 00:41 GMT, 14 February 2019
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Millions of families face soaring energy bills after a third ‘Big Six’ firm in a week announced price rises.
It follows watchdog Ofgem’s decision to increase its energy price cap by an average £117 last Thursday.
Npower said yesterday it is raising prices by 10 per cent for around one million gas and electricity customers on its standard variable tariff from April 1.
Npower said yesterday it is raising prices by 10 per cent for around one million gas and electricity customers on its standard variable tariff from April 1
They will now pay an average £1,254 a year – an extra £117. Eon and EDF Energy had earlier announced they would also hike standard plans to £1,254 from the same date.
It is the maximum they can charge under the new cap. A total of 4.1million Npower, Eon and EDF customers are set to be affected. Ofgem originally set the cap
