The 12 fixed energy tariffs ending in July

Households on these tariffs could see bills rise by up to £140 a year.

A total of 12 fixed energy tariffs from suppliers including British Gas, Co-operative Energy, EDF, First Utility, iSupply, Sainsbury’s Energy and Scottish Power are due to expire on 31st July.

So if you’re on one of these tariffs, you may want to think about switching to a new one or you could face having to pay up to £140 more a year for your energy.

That’s because once these tariffs end, you’ll be moved onto your provider’s standard tariff, which tends to be more expensive.

The tariffs about to expire

Here are the 12 tariffs that are coming to an end on 31st July. Check if yours is listed to avoid a bill shock next month.

Tariff coming to an end	Dual fuel?	Average annual cost until end of July	Average annual cost of standard tariff*	Difference
British Gas Price Promise July 2015	Yes	£1,193.31	£1,156.11	-£37.21
British Gas Price Promise July 2015 with EnergySmart	Yes	£1,193.31	£1,156.11	-£37.21
Co-operative Energy Fixed Price July 2015	Yes	£1,076.73	£1,176.43	£99.69
Co-operative Energy Fixed Price July 2015 Paper Billing	Yes	£1,076.73	£1,176.43	£99.69
EDF Energy Blue+ Price Promise July 2015	Yes	£1,069.82	1,154.53	£84.71
First Utility iSave Fixed v14 July 2015	Yes	£1,036.96	£1,134.85	£97.88
First Utility iSave Fixed v14 July 2015	Yes	£994.48	£1,134.85	£140.37
Isupply iFix (pre 22nd May 2014)	No	£440.28	£510.04	£69.76
Sainsbury’s Energy Price Promise July 2015	Yes	£1,193.31	£1,156.11	-£37.21
Scottish Power Help Beat Cancer Discounted Energy Aug 2015	Yes	£1,130.97	£1,166.37	£35.41
Scottish Power Help Beat Cancer Discounted Energy Aug 2015 Online	Yes	£1,120.47	£1,166.37	£45.91
Scottish Power Online Fixed Price Energy July 2015	Yes	£1,075.87	£1,166.37	£90.51

[SPOTLIGHT]*Based on dual fuel payment by monthly direct debit averaged across all UK regions and for households with an annual energy usage of 13,500kWh has and 3,200kWh electricity.

As you can see not all of the deals about to expire will become more expensive for households once they revert to a standard tariff. With three deals from British Gas and Sainsbury’s Energy you’ll actually move onto a cheaper deal.

Even so, those customers could also save by shopping around and switching rather than staying loyal to their existing supplier.

The cheapest tariffs to switch to

Here are the top 10 cheapest dual fuel energy tariffs available now that you could move to.

Energy supplier	Tariff	Type of tariff	Average annual cost*
GB Energy Supply	Premium Energy Saver	Variable	£870
First Utility	The Big Deal Collective Switch April 2016	Fixed	£892
SSE	1 Year Fixed (Paperless)	Fixed	£899
First Utility	iSave Fixed December 2016	Fixed	£905
SSE	1 Year Fixed (Paper)	Fixed	£911
Extra Energy	Fresh Fixed Price Nov 2016 v1	Fixed	£912
Extra Energy	Clear Fixed Price Nov 2016 v1	Fixed	£913
Green Star Energy	Rate Saver 12 Month Fixed 2507	Fixed	£920
npower	Price Fix May 2016	Fixed	£927
Sainsbury’s Energy	Fixed Price July 2016	Fixed	£930

*Dual fuel tariffs based on 3,200kWh of electricity and 13,500 kWh of gas, paid by monthly direct debit including VAT

Source: loveMONEY energy centre

As you can see there are a whole raft of deals that will cost an average household under £1,000 a year.

So if you’re on a tariff about to end or even have a few months to go it’s worth having a look at what you could get and how much you could save.

Compare gas and electricity tariffs and see if you could save

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