EDF Energy has announced a price decrease of 5% on gas, effective from 7th February 2012.
The price reduction will mean the cost of the average dual fuel bill drop for an EDF customer will drop from £1,241 to £1,203 - a £38 decrease.
At the time of the announcement, Ann Robinson, Director of Consumer Policy at uSwitch said:
"Now that EDF Energy has responded, other Big Six suppliers will be under pressure to bring their prices down again too, although reductions look unlikely to wipe out the £224 or 21% increase seen by households last year.
"EDF Energy increased its prices by 19% or £195 last year.
"Its average household energy bill in October 2010 was £1,037. After today's cuts it will be £1,203 - £166 or 16% higher than just over a year ago.
"Pressure to cut prices has been mounting and now one of Britain's biggest energy suppliers has let the cork out of the bottle.
"As well as being the last supplier to increase their prices last year, EDF Energy has become the first to announce a price cut.
It's good news for consumers, but look through the fizz and the bubbles and we're left with the cold reality that prices are still substantially higher than they were just over a year ago."
Read the full news story on the EDF price cut.