
Just a few hours after we told you that British Gas will raise prices for customers on its default tariff in April, another supplier has echoed the announcement.
Scottish Power will increase prices on its default tariff on 1 April, so its typical customer on such a tariff will pay £117 more a year, taking the annual price to £1,254.
That is the same amount as nearly all the major energy suppliers - as it matches the new maximum allowance under regulator Ofgem's price cap.
The regulator is permitting suppliers to increase these prices in April owing to the greater wholesale costs they have faced.