Everything you need to know about the energy crisis if you're an EDF customer

Gas and electricity bills are set to soar in April following the energy price cap increase. Energy regulator Ofgem revealed that the price cap will be increasing by 54%, with the new prices coming into effect from April 1.

The energy price cap is the maximum amount that suppliers can charge customers for the gas and electricity they use. The price cap rise means that bills will increase from £1,277 to £1,971 for an average household.

Prices have increased due to a rise in global demand for gas as countries emerge from lockdown, which has been further exacerbated by restricted gas imports from Russia. The exact amount that customers' bills will increase will depend on the amount of energy they use.

Energy providers will be contacting customers to let them know how these changes will impact them ahead of the price cap rise in April. Martin Lewis, founder of Money Saving Expert, has shared tips on the things Brits can do before the price increase kicks in, which you can read about here.

What does this mean if you are a customer with EDF Energy? As one of the UK's big six energy companies, EDF supplies energy to millions of homes. Here's our guide to everything that EDF customers need to know about the energy crisis.

EDF customers who are on a standard (variable) tariff or deemed tariff will see their bills rise in line with Ofgem's new price cap. EDF will be contacting these customers in the coming weeks to explain exactly how their household bills will be impacted.

EDF's standard variable tariff prices will rise to an average of £1,971 per year, with customers seeing an average annual increase of £693.

EDF prepayment customers are likely to see their tariff rise from the current maximum allowed under the price cap to