Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 18044

Energy: Prices

Tabled: 4 December 2024
Answered: 11 December 2024

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

Liberal DemocratNewbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing measures to prevent households that have chosen not to install smart meters from higher energy tariffs.

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh
The mechanism for protecting consumers from disproportionate energy prices is the Price Cap, which ensures default tariffs are priced efficiently. This protects households who are on their supplier’s default tariff. The level of the price cap is the same ...

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