npower cuts gas prices by 5%

Monday, 16 January 2012 9:27 AM

npower is trimming its gas prices by five per cent from February 1.

This means that the average household bill for a dual fuel customer will now drop from £1,282 to £1,243.

However, this is still substantially higher than its average bill of £1,095 in October 2010, as the company - one of the 'big six' - increased prices by 17 per cent in 2011.

Ann Robinson, director of consumer policy at uSwitch.com, said that the announcement is good news for households struggling with high bills especially as npower have also waived the cancellation fee for those on fixed plans.

“Once again an energy company has only cut prices for one fuel, but we hope there will be more good news to come,” she said.

Ms Robinson added: “Consumers can carry out their own price cut by shopping around for a cheaper deal and reducing the amount of energy they use by being more energy efficient now.”

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