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The energy price cap explained
21 Nov 2025 - It was recently announced that the Government’s energy price cap has risen, and energy prices along with it. Here we explain why this has happened, and how these changes affect UW customers and the tariffs they're on.
We understand that higher energy bills are never welcome but, like all other suppliers, we are affected by these higher costs and cannot avoid passing them on to our customers.
However, our new variable energy prices (which take effect from 1 Jan 2026) are up to 5% below the the fair price set by Government – and we promise to offer energy tariffs that are lower than the price cap for as long as you remain a customer.
Read more from Ofgem about how the price cap increases could affect you
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