Energy: Prices
Commons · Question 28788 · Tabled 4 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of a Tiered Energy Proposal for consumer energy bills.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 12 Feb 2025
A tiered energy pricing system is known as a block tariff. Traditionally, block tariffs are either a rising block tariff where the cost of energy increases in increments the more energy used or, a falling block tariff which acts in reverse. Low energy use...