The cost of an average family's annual energy bill could reach nearly £5,300 from April next year if sky-high wholesale prices for gas and electricity do not fall soon.In a new forecast, models designed by experts at energy consultancy Auxilione predicted that the price cap on energy bills could reach £3,628 in October, from £1,971 today.It could then rise again to £4,538 in January and peak at £5,277 in April.
This is the worst forecast yet for the millions of households set to face crippling bills this winter.It is also the latest in a series of progressively worsening forecasts.
The predictions are becoming more dire because the price of gas and electricity on wholesale markets keeps going up.The April forecast, which was made on Friday morning, is £240 more expensive than the previous prediction for the same month, made just 24 hours earlier.However, if energy prices start falling then the predictions will fall.The figure given for the price cap is based on what an average household uses.
Those who use more than average will have to pay more, and those with less usage will face smaller bills.The cap is based on the price that suppliers pay to buy energy which they then sell on to households.
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