11 energy tariffs ending in December: cheapest gas and electricity tariffs to switch to

Is your tariff ending on New Year’s Eve? Maybe it’s time for you to switch provider.

A whopping 11 energy tariffs come to an end in the next couple of weeks.

Scottish Power, Npower, Extra Energy, Co-operative Energy and Sainsbury’s Energy all have tariffs which finish on New Year's Eve. If you are on one of them, you'll then be moved onto your provider’s standard tariff, which could see your energy bill rocket by hundreds of pounds

The expiring tariffs

Have a look at which tariffs are ending on 31 December and how much you’ll typically be paying if you end up on your provider’s standard offering.

All of the following are dual fuel deals.

Tariff about to expire	Average annual cost of deal	Average annual cost of supplier’s standard tariff	Difference in annual cost
Co-operative Energy Fair & Square December 2015	£970.75	£1,119.37	£148.62
Extra Energy Fresh Fixed Price Dec 2015 v1	£926.48	£1,129.51	£203.03
Extra Energy Bright Fixed Price Dec 2015 v1	£951.17	£1,129.51	£178.34
Extra Energy Fresh Fixed Price Dec 2015 v2	£913.73	£1,129.51	£215.78
Extra Energy Fresh Fixed Price Dec v3	£915.41	£1,129.51	£214.11
Npower Price Fix December 2015	£1,001.26	£1,109.65	-£8.88
Npower Fix December 2015	£1,118.53	£1,109.65	-£8.88
Sainsbury’s Energy Fixed Price December 2015	£1,001.26	£1,100.92	£96.66
Scottish Power Fixed Price Energy December 2015	£1,143.57	£,113.25	-£30.32
Scottish Power Fixed Price Energy December 2015 Online	£1,133.07	£1,113.25	-£19.82
Scottish Power Online Fixed Price Energy December 2015	£966.40	£1,113.25	£146.85

Based on dual fuel payment by monthly direct debit averaged across all UK regions and for households with an annual energy usage of 12,500kWh has and 3,100kWh electricity.

As you can see, Extra Energy customers on The Fresh Fixed Price December 2015 v2 tariff will bear the most substantial rise at £215.78 if they get put on Extra Energy’s Variable Price v1 standard tariff.

However, this won't be the case for all of the tariffs. Households on Npower’s Price Fix December 2015 and Fix December 2015 could actually see their bills fall slightly at the end of their fixed term.

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The cheapest deals right now

Even if a move to a standard tariff would see your bill drop, you can still do much better with one of the cheapest tariffs on the market today.

Energy supplier	Tariff name	Average UK price*
GB Energy Supply	Premium Energy Saver	£787
Extra Energy	Fresh Fixed Price Jan 2017 v1	£794
Extra Energy	Clear Fixed Price Jan 2017 v1	£801
Go Effortless	Domestic Energy December 2015 v1	£815.51
SSE	SSE 1 Year Fixed v3	£827.04
First Utility	iSave Fixed January 2017	£829.49
Extra Energy	Bright Fixed Price Jan 2017 v1	£830
Co-operative Energy	Co-op Online January 2017	£832
Green Star Energy	Rate Saver 12m Fixed 2512	£842
GnERGY	Fixed November 2016 v1	£848.72

Based on dual fuel payment by monthly direct debit averaged across all UK regions and for households with an annual energy usage of 12,500kWh has and 3,100kWh electricity.

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