As energy prices soar it’s important that we all make savings any way we can. As well as investing in energy saving light bulbs, more insulation and ‘A’ rated appliances, it may be worth comparing the cost of your current gas or electricity supplier to an alternative source.

The independent watchdog energywatch provides free and impartial advice to help consumers get the best deal possible, vetting price comparison websites to ensure that you get a fair deal when shopping around for energy.

The website has a Confidence Code which strictly monitors price comparison websites – ensuring that consumers get consistently accurate and uniform results.

There are a number of accredited sites which offer an internet price comparison service to find out how much could be saved by switching to a new supplier.

These sites include:
• www.unravelit.com
• www.saveonyourbills.co.uk
• www.energyhelpline.co.uk
• www.uswitch.com
• www.moneysupermarket.com
• www.switchwithwhich.co.uk
• www.simplyswitch.com
• www.theenergyshop.com
• www.themoneyexpert.com/energy
• www.homeadvisoryservice.com
• www.energylinx.co.uk
• www.confused.com
• www.ukpower.co.uk

According to energywatch, switching both gas and electricity suppliers might save you over £100 a year. There are at least 10 million domestic consumers – almost half of all energy consumers – that have never switched supplier which means there’s over £1 billion worth of savings out there.
That’s a lot of money to be saved!