How to save over £650 a year on your energy bill WITHOUT switching provider

Replacing your old boiler with a new model could save you the sum of £652 a year – not to be sniffed at.

Replacing an old G-rated gas boiler without controls can greatly reduce your gas bill. 

Buying a brand new boiler, specifically a condensing model with a new programmer, will help you with cheaper bills.

The advice comes from Which?, a money saving site delivering expert advice to consumers.

The site said: “A new boiler is expensive, costing from around £3,000 when you include installation.

“So if saving money is your priority, it’s probably not worth replacing your boiler until it’s beyond economic repair.”

However, if you have the money to spend and are looking to save in the future, the boiler will pay itself off in just over four and a half years and make you savings well after that.

When you buy a boiler, make sure you shop around and get an engineer’s opinion before you spend.

Did you know ten popular fixed energy plans from Npower, Co-operative Energy, First Utility and EDF Energy are expiring on 31 March 2017?

Families who are on these plans could see their bills rise by £445 a year, as they will be rolled onto much more expensive standard plans.

The average price hike for those coming off these plans at the end of this month will be £369 per year.

Customers on these tariffs are being strongly urged by uSwitch to change to another supplier.

Recently, EDF announced customers will see the cost of energy rise by eight per cent on average last year. Now these 16 other firms have confirmed similar moves.

Co-op Energy bills will rise by 5 per cent, the second time they have raised their prices in six months, while First Utility will increase their prices by 9.7 per cent.

This means 96,000 Co-op customers will be affected, while 13 per cent of First Utility customers will be affected, so the company claims. 

Their customers will see a £105.60 per year increase.