Centrica to Raise Domestic Gas, Electricity Prices 7%
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British Gas, a unit of Centrica Plc, the country’s biggest energy supplier, will raise natural gas and electricity prices for U.K. households by 7 percent, becoming the second supplier to do so this year.
The increase, starting Dec. 10, will raise the average weekly bill for about 8 million customers by 1.50 pounds ($2.40), Centrica said today in a statement. Based on consumption of 20,500 kilowatt-hours for gas and 3,300 kilowatt-hours for power, the typical bill will rise by 80 pounds a year.