Energy bills to rise by £200 as Scottish Power unleashes massive price rises

Millions of families are to face crippling energy bills after one supplier revealed massive price rises yesterday.

Scottish Power  revealed electricity charges will jump 10% and gas by a staggering 19% on August 1 – an increase for some of almost £200.

Now British Gas, E.ON, npower, EDF Energy and Scottish & Southern Energy are widely expected to follow suit.

The company, which made £1.15billion profit last year, blamed the move on rising wholesale energy costs which have jumped 30% in the past year.

Raymond Jack, Scottish Power's UK retail director, said: “We understand times are difficult for many people and we have done what we can to absorb these additional costs for as long as possible.”

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