How much are Birmingham households paying for energy this winter?

Energy prices in the Midlands have risen again, with Birmingham homes now paying more for gas and electricity under the latest Ofgem price cap.

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00:00Households in the Midlands are now paying 6.21 pence per kilowatt hour for gas with a daily

00:07standing charge of 34.05 pence. Electricity costs 25.64 pence per kilowatt hour and the

00:14standing charge is 53 pence a day. It means homes across Birmingham are seeing a small rise in what

00:20they pay to power and heat their homes this autumn. The latest rise follows Ofgem's quarterly review

00:25which sets the maximum amount energy suppliers can charge for each unit of energy. The typical

00:30household will see bills go up by around two percent bringing the annual total to about

00:35£1,755. That works out as roughly £35 extra a year compared to the previous cap. Even with the

00:43increase bills remain around £625 lower than they were at the height of the energy crisis in early

00:502023. Ofgem says the change reflects higher costs of transporting energy across the network

00:56as operators adjust prices to keep supply stable.