As part of its Review of Economic Regulation the government is considering reforming the appeals process for regulated utilities. This collection of articles written over a five-year period provides a blow by blow commentary by Maxine Frerk on appeals that have taken place across energy and water – drawing out lessons and bringing to life issues that government has raised.
New Economic Foundation’s Chaitanya Kumar leads work on the think tank’s Green New Deal, just transition and other environmental programmes. Here he talks about the role of incumbents and the vital role of fairness in addressing climate change.
Ofgem is seeking views on the Annual Environmental reports that the Distribution Network Operators must produce. We want more emphasis on ensuring there is consistency in what figures are reported and want more detail on what companies are doing on potent greenhiouse gas SF6 and energy losses.
We agree with Ofgem that prepayment is a preferred payment method for many consumers given the budgeting control it offers. We are not in favour of a ban on prepayment provided suppliers are behaving responsibly, provide good service, are treating customers fairly and complying with their licence obligations.
One of the factors that is important in Ofgem's calculation of the price cap for Economy 7 customers is the assumption on the split between day and night usage. We are concerned that updating this one aspect in isolation could have adverse consequences. We would therefore like to see wider review of Economy 7 customers in the price cap.
This presentation, by Sustainability First and Citizen's Advice, looks at how we define fairness in the context of the overhaul of the electricity market, REMA. Some of the issues covered include: who pays and who benefits from these reforms, how price signals can play a role and how the reforms are put into place.
The Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA) is the largest programme of reforms to the electricity market in a generation. This document looks at what fair outcomes for consumers could look like, and the tradeoffs that may need considering. This background note was a joint document between Sustainability First and Citizen's Advice
We are pleased to see specific reference to Economy 7 customers in your latest Call for Input, but are concerned that Ofgem is only proposing to look at the narrow question of “additional wholesale allowances”. As set out in the It's a Lottery report, by Gridge Edge Policy, the concern for Economy 7 customers relates to total wholesale costs
This is a summary of our first meeting in February 2023 to discuss fairness in the context of the Reform of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA) and the impact on so called end users - everyone who uses electricity
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