Consumers are conserving energy
It appears that householders are trying to conserve the amount of energy they have been using during the cold snap to keep their bills low.
Commenting on Scottish and Southern Energy’s interim management statement, uSwitch.com said that high energy bills are such a worry to some people that they will deliberately use less fuel.
The supplier implied that homeowners were turning their heating down through the cold snap as they saw a year-on-year decrease in the amount of energy used this winter.
Director of consumer policy at uSwitch.com, Ann Robinson, said: “Self-rationing in this way is the biggest warning sign yet about the affordability of energy.”
She advised switching to an online energy plan, as this can reduce the cost of bills by an average of £300 and would mean that households would not have to go cold amid worries about fuel costs.
Consumers who are worried about power cuts were advised by uSwitch.com to keep torches and extra batteries close to hand if the lights go out.