EDF puts prices up by 3.9%
EDF Energy has become the latest "big six" supplier to increase its gas and electricity prices, as it revealed tariffs will rise by 3.9% in January.
EDF announce 3.9 per cent energy price rise
EDF Energy have announced that electricity and gas prices will increase by will rise by 3.9 per cent from January 3.
The French-owned group claimed it was "holding back" the full impact of rising charges to limit the increase for its 3.7 million residential customers.
The tariff rise - which will come into effect on January 3 - means its average annual standard variable rate bill will increase by around £49 a year to £1,300.
An estimated 2.4 million households will be affected by EDF's price rise, with around a third of its customers on fixed-tariff deals.
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