retail

  • Commercial and market outlook

    Two more retailers bite the dust

    The announcement on Friday that QEnergy and Mojo Power will no longer provide retail services illustrates the battering Australian electricity retailers have faced over the last year. High hedging costs, especially for non-vertically integrated retailers, have seen smaller retailers hit the wall, such as Elysian Energy, Enova Energy, and Power...

  • Home supply and services

    Chart of the week | SoLR process sees largest supplier exit

    This January saw the largest supplier exit through Ofgem’s Supplier of Last Resort (SoLR) process. Green Network Energy ceased to trade on 27 January, with Ofgem appointing EDF Energy as SoLR for its 360,000 domestic customers shortly after. On the same day, the regulator announced the exit of Simplicity Energy,...

  • Commercial and market outlook

    Chart of the week | White Paper majors on fairness and affordability

    December saw the release of the long-awaited, several times delayed Energy White Paper (EWP). In this 'Chart of the week', we consider the changes the EWP has in mind for the retail market and its governance. The average household’s dual fuel energy bill in 2019 was similar to 2010. However,...

  • Business supply and services

    Chart of the week | E.ON UK and npower: When 2 become 1

    Recent acquisitions are changing the face of the non-domestic supply market according to our Business Market Share Survey for Q220 (with a reporting date of 30 April 2020). In this 'Chart of the week' we look at what the market will be like once the E.ON UK and npower merger...

  • Business supply and services

    Australian Chart of the week | Retail markets: the biggest shake-up since deregulation?

    The energy retail sector in Australia is undergoing a significant shake-up. This is largely due to regulatory intervention, ongoing rule changes and market entry. Consequently, there have been concerns over retailers who charge disengaged households and small businesses higher rates and generally rising retail prices. As a result, two default...

  • Home supply and services

    Chart of the week | SVT and fixed tariff gap widens

    Prior to the increase of the default price cap on 1 April 2019 to £1,254/year, we reported on 14 March that some suppliers were already positioning their default variable tariffs against the increased cap. We also reported that the gap between default and market-based fixed tariffs was increasing as wholesale...

  • Home supply and services

    Chart of the week | A tariff cap is not a price freeze

    The final confirmation of the default tariff cap on 6 November has caused a good deal of commotion. Most notably the announcement from SSE and npower that the cap is a key factor in renegotiating their merger. But, the price cap that will apply from 1 January is just over...

  • Home supply and services

    Chart of the week | Tariff limbo: how low can domestic supplier margins go?

    Recently we have seen the emergence of several domestic fixed dual fuel tariffs near £800/year in April. This week's Chart of the Week looks at whether these market-leading deals provide suppliers with sustainable supplier margins. The chart takes the cheapest fixed tariff on the market over time and strips it of relevant...