Energy Price cap to increase by 54% as of April 2022.

What is the energy price cap?

In January 2019 Ofgem introduced the Energy Price Cap as an upper limit on the prices that energy companies can charge per kWh of electricity and gas. The energy cap prevents energy companies earning excessive profits on the back of customers.

Is the energy price cap equal throughout the UK?

No the Energy price cap can be different across regions. The UK is split up in 14 unique regions. In each region, suppliers offer three energy fuel types; single rate electricity, dual rate electricity & gas. Each of these fuel types have three different price caps that correspond with three different payment methods. The three payment methods are standard credit, prepayment, and “other payment methods” (including Direct Debit). Click here to check the average cap of your payment type and your region.

Why does the Energy Price Cap exist?

In January of 2019, Ofgem intervened to limit the energy prices in the UK market to prevent fuel poverty levels in the UK from rising rapidly. The cap assures that companies can charge a fair price based on their cost structure, but cannot overcharge customers purely for profit-maximization purposes.

What happens if companies don’t obey the Energy Price Cap?

Does the Price Cap have negative consequences?

The energy cap is designed to protect consumers, but is there a downside to this cap?

One voiced concern is that companies will not take the extra money to face reduced revenues out of executives’ bonuses. It’ll be taken out of crucial areas like research and development. In an age where greener energy is a high priority for energy companies and consumers alike, it’s important to be able to invest sufficient capital into finding new ways to create cleaner, greener energy without relying on finite natural resources.

To address these concerns, Ofgem looks at a plethora of factors to make sure that the Energy Price Cap both gives consumers a fair price and allows companies to invest ample resources in developing innovative strategies to make the energy market more sustainable. Ofgem uses data on energy costs and company financial publications to carefully calculate the price cap. You can find out more information about this here.

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The Energy Price Cap ensures that energy companies charge fair prices, however, that doesn’t imply that your bills cannot be cheaper!

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