Price cap

  • Water

    Ofwat proposes widening retail margins from 2020

    Limits on the margin that water retailers may earn from their customers in the business market may be loosened from April 2020 under new proposals from the regulator. Ofwat issued a consultation on 11 December in which it set out plans that would see the cap on allowed margins for...

  • Commercial and market outlook

    This week’s Energy Spectrum overview | 8 May 2018

    In this week’s Energy Perspective, we examine the progress in setting the broader energy price cap. The challenge now, we argue, transfers to Ofgem and the industry in implementing it. Ofgem has been seeking views on different ways the various elements of the price cap might be calculated through a...

  • Home supply and services

    Price cap progresses amidst rising pass-through costs

    In the latest development for the default tariff price cap, the government announced on Monday 26 February that it will introduce the Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill to the House of Commons. This next step ensures that the cap remains on course for implementation by winter 2018 –...

  • E-mobility and low carbon

    Energy suppliers race to establish electric vehicle propositions

    Electric vehicles (EVs) have received significant policy attention recently, particularly around establishing charging infrastructure to support their continued development. On 10 January the government published its Automotive Sector Deal, which confirmed support for EVs through £400mn of investment in charging infrastructure. Whilst BEIS reported that just five councils have made...