Energy retail has been dominated by high wholesale prices across the last year. 2022 so far has seen wholesale energy prices continue their upward momentum, with average day-ahead power prices in January 2022 125% higher than January 2021. In this Chart of the Week, we look at the impact of rising commodity costs on the price of charging electric vehicles (EVs) on public networks, and explore how charge point operators (CPOs) have responded to the situation.
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