Britain's npower to raise standard energy prices by around 10 percent
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LONDON (Reuters) - British energy supplier npower will raise its standard variable tariff (SVT) prices by around 10 percent from April 1, becoming the third of the UK's top six energy providers this week to announce a rise in line with regulator Ofgem's new price cap.Last week, Ofgem said the cap on duel-fuel bills - both gas and electricity - would rise by 117 pounds ($151) a year, or 10.3 percent, to 1,254 pounds a year from April 1 for average energy use."Ofgem has increased the level of the..