How Brits can slash their energy bill by £145 after making one simple change – as household bills set to rise in days
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BRITS can slash their energy bill by £145 after making one simple change - it comes as household bills are set to rise in days. The change is as easy as rotating a dial or pushing a button and could be barely noticed by your household. Lowering your thermostat by one degree could slash your bill over the course of a year as your home uses less energy.
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Homes are normally heated to around 22C or 21C - and cutting this by just one degree could make a big difference to your wallet, but not your comfort. Brits could save £145 over the course of 2025, power supplier Octopus Energy believes. Doing the change now could save your family some much needed cash with household power costs set to increase 1.2 per cent this month as regulator Ofgem raises the price cap.
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The new January price cap will add another £21 to annual bills for homes in England, Scotland and Wales, rising from £1,717 to £1,738 per year. That 1.2 per cent rise is being slapped on top of a 10 per cent rise in October. The cap is expected to rise again in April.
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Ofgem changes the price cap for households every three months based on the cost of energy on wholesale markets. Octopus Energy says households should not switch their heating one and off or boost the heating for a short period if they want to save cash.
The power supplier told the Express: “Tweaking your thermostat - using it as an on/off switch or boost for example - can mean more energy is wasted - you’ll be comfier and use your energy more efficiently if you set it and leave it on for when you need it.
