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The reawakening of the global economy after the pandemic has driven demand for gas, both to heat homes and fuel power stations producing electricity.
This has caused prices to surge. The UK is reliant on expensive gas imports in the winter via connector pipes from the continent, Norway and Russia, which has squeezed supplies.
Wind levels have also been below expectations, making us more reliant on gas, nuclear and coal.
The UK is reliant on expensive gas imports in the winter via connector pipes from the continent, Norway and Russia, which has squeezed supplies
Wholesale gas prices for winter are up 68 per cent in the past five weeks, and the price cap for household utilities from watchdog Ofgem is rising too.
Some 15million will see annual increases of
