Aug 1, 2017
British Gas to raise electricity prices
British Gas will increase electricity prices by 12.5% from 15 September, its owner Centrica has said, in a move that will affect 3.1 million customers. The company's gas prices will be held at their current level. The average annual dual-fuel bill for a typical household on a standard tariff will rise by £76 to £1,120, up by 7.3%. Centrica said the price increase was its first since November 2013, adding that British Gas was one of the last suppliers to raise prices. "Centrica Consumer chief executive Mark Hodges said:"We held off increasing prices for many months longer than most suppliers in order to protect our customers from rising costs, so it is a difficult decision to have to announce an increase in electricity prices. British Gas had frozen its gas and electricity prices for six months in February, saying at the time it was able to do so by cutting costs to offset higher wholesale prices.
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