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The energy price cap explained following the recent price increase
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11 October 2021 - On 1st October, the new energy price cap set by the Government came into effect, bringing a rise to energy prices. 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 took effect from 1 October 2021) are up to 5% below the fair price set by the Government, depending on how many services you take from UW – 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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