• British Gas have increased gas prices three times in the last two years
• BG have increased gas prices by an average 13.2% over the last two years
• BG have increased electricity prices twice in the last two years
• BG have increased electricity prices by an average 4.8% in the last two years
• Overall, British Gas have increased prices by an average 9% over the last two years (including gas & electricity)
• British Gas has over 13 million customers...
• Since competition began in the gas market in May 1998, 8 million out of British Gas’ then 20 million domestic customers have switched away.

It is always possible to make some savings by switching energy supplier but the biggest savings are always made when you make the first switch from an encumbent local supplier. Virtually all customers who have not switched supplier can make good savings. Every customer can save from their first switch, by up to 23% in gas or 20% in electricity.

Even though Over 19 million gas and electricity customers have switched supplier in the last four years, there is still an estimated 15.8 million households in the UK who have not switched their gas or electricity supplier. This means there is £2.2 billion in unclaimed energy savings which gas and electricity providers are sitting on.

Average annual savings customers can make by switching gas and electricity via uSwitch.com is £140 (£80 for Gas, £60 for electricity).

Click here to discover how much you might save by switching telephone or energy supplier