Npower announced price rises last week of 17% on gas and 12% on electricity pushing the average annual Npower household bill over £1,000 again. We expect the other suppliers to follow suite in the next few weeks.

By switching to a cheaper deal or considering a capped deal customers could be saving as much as £300 right now and protecting themselves against further rate rises to come. Most capped deals have no tie-in or early cancellation penalty so they offer the best of both worlds.

At Energyhelpline we have deals with all the top suppliers and you can make £13 commission per switching customer and there is a £20 bonus for every multiple of 5 switches you can bring in a month.

We expect energy prices to be in the news for the next 3-4 weeks so make sure you promote it during January.