We understand our customers are concerned about high energy prices. That’s why in partnership with British Gas, we’ve dropped our Standard electricity prices by 5%*, so our customers can now enjoy the cheapest Standard electricity at average consumption of any major supplier right across Britain.**

As a Sainsbury's Energy customer, you don't need to do anything. The price change took effect from 12th January 2012.

What it means for you?

Find your tariff in the table below to see how our price drop affects you.

Tariff What does it mean for me?
Standard As a single rate Standard energy customer your electricity prices will decrease on average by 5%, with effect from 12th January 2012*. Your electricity bill will decrease by £26 per year for an average electricity customer on your tariff.
Online Energy As a single rate Online Energy customer your electricity prices will decrease on average by 5%, with effect from 12th January 2012*. Your electricity bill will decrease by £25 per year for an average electricity customer on your tariff.
Price Promise April 2014 As a Price Promise April 2014  customer your electricity prices will not be affected.
Price Promise March 2013 As a Price Promise March 2013 customer your electricity prices will not be affected.
Fixed Price March 2013 As a Fixed Price March 2013 customer your electricity prices will not be affected.
Fixed Price June 2012 As a Fixed Price June 2012 customer your electricity prices will not be affected.
Discount Saver 2012 As a single rate Discount Saver 2012 customer your electricity prices will decrease on average by 5%, with effect from 12th January 2012*. Your electricity bill will decrease by £24 per year for an average electricity customer on your tariff.
Discount Energy As a single rate Discount Energy customer your electricity prices will decrease on average by 5%, with effect from 12th January 2012*. Your electricity bill will decrease by £25 per year for an average electricity customer on your tariff.

Frequently asked Questions

Here are the answers to the most popular questions you may have.

1. What are we announcing?

Through our partnership with British Gas, we are reducing our standard electricity prices by an average of 5%* and this price decrease will take effect from 12th January 2012.

 

We now have the cheapest electricity prices, on average, of any major UK supplier.**

2. There have been falls in both gas and electricity wholesale markets, so why are you cutting electricity prices but not gas prices?

The extremely mild start to the winter has resulted in lower than usual levels of demand for gas.  As a result, wholesale gas prices for this winter have reduced since the autumn – but this happened after British Gas had already purchased the bulk of gas its customers would need this winter; our gas prices were already locked for this winter. We have more flexibility on electricity.

 

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* Based on average annual consumption of 3,300 kWh for single rate electricity, is an average across all regions and an average across the Monthly Direct Debit, Pay as You Go (where applicable) and Prompt Quarterly Cash or Cheque methods of payment, rounded and including VAT.

 

** Based on average annual consumption of 3,300 kWh for single rate electricity. Comparing Standard prices as at 12th January 2012.