Household energy bills will rise even further than previously predicted, according to the latest calculations from Cornwall Insight.
Bills are expected to reach £3,244 when the energy price cap is next reviewed in October, according to the energy market analysis and consultancy firm.
Last month, Cornwall calculated the cap would rise to £3,003 for the January to March period, but the latest energy price moves suggest it will be higher and possibly as much as £3,303.
“There is always some hope that the market will stabilise and retreat in time for the setting of the January cap," said Dr Craig Lowrey, principal consultant at Cornwall Insight.
"However, with the announcement of the October cap only a month away, the high wholesale prices are already being “baked in” to the figure, with little hope of relief from the predicted high energy bills.”
“Ofgem are continually reviewing the cap and there are a raft of consultations and potential reforms which could impact these forecasts. However, as it stands, energy consumers are facing the prospect of a very expensive winter.”