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Energy: Meters

Commons · Question 3726 · Tabled 2 Sep 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 10 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to ensure that people on a prepayment meter pay no more for energy than those on a contract.

Answer

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 10 Sep 2024

The setting of prices for customers on a prepayment meter or on a fixed contract is a commercial matter for energy suppliers. The Ofgem price cap for the period 1 October 2024 to 31 December was published in August, and the price cap level for prepayment ...