As of October 2022, the average annual dual tariff energy bill for the typical direct debit customer is £2,500 per year- or £208 a month - for a three-bedroom property.
With many British households at risk of going into fuel poverty, then Prime Minister Liz Truss introduced the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG), which reduces dual tariff energy bills for the typical direct debit customer at £2,500.
Although the EPG figure of £2,500 per year is lower than the original price cap for October, it's still 27% more than the summer 2022 cap - and 96% higher than prices during winter 2021.
But remember, this £2,500 figure is not the maximum amount that a household can pay - it's the typical amount, meaning average bills for larger properties can be much higher.
We've outlined the average energy bills for different-sized properties in the table below.
Data from Ofgem, October 2022
