Power Giants on the rise again!

British Gas announced today that electricity and gas prices would be increasing by 6% for their customers. Npower followed suit with a 8.8% hike for gas and 9.1% for electricity. Scottish Power has just increased their prices by 7%. The winter announcements strike again…

The price rises will put at least an additional £109 on the average bill which will now take the average dual-bill to a record £1,309 in Britain. The price increase comes at a time when there are already 6 million households in fuel poverty across the UK, spending more than 10% of their income paying their energy bills.

So how can you save whilst energy prices continue to rise twice a year on average? Installing a Solar PV system with Ballcontractors can help you go solar.

Now thousands of homes are enjoying solar savings of £200 or more on average per year. Lee from Manchester has been keeping us posted on his latest bills – We were really shocked to get the latest letter from about our direct debit from our energy company. Before our installation our direct debit was £94 per month and now it’s something we smile about at only £29 per month – a serious 71% savings. Truly incredible and it’s a great feeling not being at the whim of power giants these days, says Lee.

Solar is the best option to help protect your home and also improve the attractiveness of the property to new buyers. Besides giving your home the ability to wipe out the most recent rises, according to an ING Direct survey, solar panels have been named the most desirable property extra.