{
  "id": 1937632,
  "title": "Iran War Set to Drive UK Energy Bills to 3-Year High",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/iran-war-set-to-drive-uk-energy-bills-to-3-year-high",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-19T12:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Iran-War-Set-to-Drive-UK-Energy-Bills-to-3-Year-High.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "UK household energy bills are set to further rise from October by 4% to their highest level since the summer of 2023, as the Iran war has tightened global gas supply and made gas restocking in Europe more difficult and expensive, Cornwall Insight said on Wednesday. The energy consultancy expects Britain’s energy regulator Ofgem to raise the price cap that energy providers can charge by 4% from…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}