It comes days before a heatwave is due to hit the UK
Meanwhile, David Lomas, of Lomas News in Bury is in a fixed contract with his supplier until December. Despite wholesale costs dropping, he is still being charged 62p per KWh for electricity despite current rates being around 33p.
He said: “The Energy Minister must compel energy companies to renegotiate fixed contracts on current prices. My energy bills have almost tripled to £400 a month for electricity but has would be higher if I hadn’t changed to LED lighting and turned a chest freezer off. It makes me so angry.” Ruhail Shahazad who owns Tremorfa Superstore in Cardiff has had to turn off 10 of his fridge and freezers in his shop, along with some of the lights, after his energy bills soared from £800 a month to £4,700., there is currently an estimated 6,900 independent convenience stores stuck in excessive fixed contracts. For an average convenience store facing rates of up to 95p per KWh, this would mean paying more than £75,000 per year for energy bills compared with £20,000 in 2021.
Convenience stores are turning off fridge and freezers due to rising bills - leading to a feared shortage of ice-cream and cold drinks this summer.
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