{"id":2800,"date":"2014-09-30T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T08:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anytrades.co.uk\/?p=2800"},"modified":"2014-09-30T09:00:49","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T08:00:49","slug":"much-energy-really-rising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.local-quotes.co.uk\/guides\/eco-homes\/much-energy-really-rising\/","title":{"rendered":"How much is energy really rising by?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There has been an awful lot of media coverage recently on the rising price of National Grid energy.<\/p>\n

It has been a countrywide issue, with debates finding themselves at centre stage in Parliament and many homeowners struggling to afford their bills.<\/p>\n

With price increases affecting millions of homeowners around the country, there has been a sharp rise in the renewable uptake, such as solar panels and heat pumps. These will help you to produce your own energy, rather than paying for grid power.
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Others have turned to energy efficiency, better insulating their home to bring down heating bills and lock more warmth in the property.<\/p>\n

But how much have energy prices actually inflated? We take a look at the facts and find out how your energy bills have been affected over the years.<\/p>\n

Why has your energy bill increased?<\/h2>\n

The Office for National Statistics is the place to go to and the latest data published is for the fourteen year period between 1998 and 2012.<\/p>\n

General inflation has paid its part in your energy bills, with costs rising 37% during the 14 years. But the actual cost of energy has increased much more than this.<\/p>\n

Staggeringly, prices have risen as follows:<\/p>\n