Do you agree with reducing the number of energy tariffs?
Energy regulator Ofgem plans to cap the number of tariffs suppliers can offer to four per fuel, in a bid to simplify the market. One potential negative is that prices for the cheapest deals could rise, as suppliers won’t be able to offer expensive standard tariffs. These are often £250 a year more than online deals, so they’ll need to make up the difference from somewhere. Which is closest to your view on how the market should look?
Energy regulator Ofgem plans to cap the number of tariffs suppliers can offer to four per fuel, in a bid to simplify the market.
One potential negative is that prices for the cheapest deals could rise, as suppliers won’t be able to offer expensive standard tariffs. These are often £250 a year more than online deals, so they’ll need to make up the difference from somewhere.
Which is closest to your view on how the market should look?
Results
| A few simple tariffs: Even if the cheapest deals get costlier while the most expensive fall |  |
1,169 votes (28 %) |
| Many tariffs, as now: Cheaper for switchers, but the rest pay more | |
844 votes (20 %) |
| Regulated prices or nationalisation: No competition, the regulator fixes prices | |
2,167 votes (52 %) |
4,180 votes received.
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