Gas and electricity

How to cushion the increase in energy costs

The coming price increases can be easily cushioned with a few tips.

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Higher grid costs and lower subsidies: Energy costs are set to rise again. If you prepare for this, you can avoid nasty surprises with your next annual bill - when it pays to switch providers and which agreements with your current energy provider can help.

Energy prices (see below) will remain within reasonable limits. However, the "all-round" factors - rising grid costs, the end of the electricity price cap and tax rebates - will make next year's bills more expensive than this year's.