16 August 2011 The Telegraph

Npower has became the fifth of the ‘big six’ energy companies to announce above-inflation rises in household bills from the autumn.  

The company said that it will put up prices to its 3.3 million UK households up by an average of 15.7 per cent for gas and 7.2 per cent for electricity from October 1. The rises mean that the average household bill for a dual fuel Npower customer will rise from £1,149 to £1,282, an increase of £133, according to Uswitch.com. Npower blamed the rise on the volatile wholesale market and increasing costs.

The increase leaves EDF Energy as the only of the UK’s large energy companies not to raise its prices.

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