Ofgem prices are set to increase on April 1, meaning homes will pay extra for their household bills.
Households using an air fryer could face extra charges from tomorrow as the new energy price hike kicks in. Many homes across the UK have an air fryer in their kitchen thanks to the convenience and speed of the nifty gadget.
They are healthier and cheaper to run than a traditional oven. However, they can still be costly to use, especially for long periods.
And from tomorrow, Tuesday, April 1, these charges are set to increase. Experts have now warned that homes will pay around £11 extra per year to use the popular cooking device.
The hike comes after Ofgem announced their price cap will rise by an average £111 per household per year between April and June. This is the third increase in a row.
Households on a typical standard variable tariff, will see their annual bills rise from £1,738 currently to £1,849.
According to comparison site Go Compare, an average air fryer uses between 800 to 2,000 watts per hour to heat up. The newer air fryer models are more energy efficient, so they might cost less to run, and the more powerful air fryers need less cooking time.
Currently an average air fryer costs around 35p to run, which is around £127 per year if you use yours for one hour per day.
When the price hike kicks in later this week, the cost per hour will rise to 38p. This means that you will spend around £138.12 per year, giving it an overall increase of £11.09 per year.
The price cap is set every quarter by Ofgem, the energy regulator for Great Britain, and imposes a maximum on how much suppliers can charge their 29 million household customers per unit of gas and electricity.
It was introduced in 2019 to protect consumers who did not shop around for their energy and ensure they were not paying over the odds to subsidise other customers.
Bill payers remain exposed to another energy crisis while facing “worryingly high” energy debts and some of the highest electricity costs in the world, parliament’s spending watchdog has warned.
A spokesperson for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said the government’s goal to meet 95% of the UK’s power needs from carbon-free energy sources would “bring energy bills down for good” and was “the only way to protect UK bill payers from future price shocks”.
“We are also rolling out support for consumers, including through proposals to expand the warm home discount to almost 3 million more households next winter, and allocating £1.8bn of funding to create warmer, more energy-efficient homes across England,” the spokesperson said.