Consumer expert Martin Lewis has warned that millions of households could see their energy bills rocket from April.
But the MoneySavingExpert founder has said that if you take action you can save yourself more than £200 a year.
Writing for this week's MSE newsletter, Martin said the rise in energy bills isn't unexpected - and you can take action to protect your bank balance, HullLive reports.
Martin said: "It's predictable, but depressing. The big six energy firms have just announced new prices for standard tariffs (those most people are on) from April 1.
"All are hiking them by about 9%, to within £1 of the max under the new price cap - a jump of £96/yr on avg for those with typical usage.
"Yet you needn't accept the price hike as there are tariffs £100s cheaper to switch to, many of which are fixed meaning the rate is locked in.
"Our MSE Cheap Energy Club now includes the big firms' new rates (not Scot Power - as we await its data), so take five minutes to do a comparison to see your exact saving, or use our Pick Me A Tariff tools where we do it all for you this year and, if you want, in future too."
