Energy Prices Set to Soar as Wholesale Gas Market Volatility Continues

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  1. With ongoing volatility in the wholesale gas market sparked by events in the Gulf region, the energy sector says high prices are here to stay.

  2. Energy prices to rise to three-year high Energy bills for millions of households are expected to rise this winter to the highest level for three years

  3. So much so that Ofgem's official calculations for typical energy consumption were lowered again in July (to 9,500 kWh of gas and 2,500 kWh of electricity a year).

  4. The government is cutting VAT from electricity bills in October, which should knock about £50 off a typical annual bill, and some policy costs were cancelled or shifted in April, but ministers say there is more to do.

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  1. 01 ZeroHedge

    New Jersey officials are weighing a plan that would allow homeowners to use batteries as emergency energy backups and a way to earn extra money. Under the proposal, storage systems installed at customers' homes could join a virtual power plant program, helping the grid when electricity demand surges and paying participants for taking part.

  2. 02 BBC Business

    Published Northern Ireland's largest provider of natural gas, SSE Airtricity, is to increase its prices by almost 19% from 1 October for its 200,000 domestic and small business customers.

  3. 03 NPR Economy

    Tulsa bakes in high temperatures and high electric billsThe cost of electricity has been rising faster than inflation. Tulsa, Okla., has been baking in triple-digit temperatures. And some residents are in danger of having their power cut off.

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Original Articles (7)

Lean Right New Jersey May Pay Home Battery Owners To Help Grid When Demand Surges — ZeroHedge
Center SSE Airtricity to increase gas prices by 19% from October — BBC Business
Center Plug-in solar panels are coming to a shop near you - here's what to know — BBC Business
Center Why we should all get used to high household energy bills — BBC Business
Center Energy prices to rise to three-year high — BBC Business
Center Winter energy prices expected to rise to three-year high — BBC Business
Lean Left Tulsa bakes in high temperatures and high electric bills — NPR Economy