- Publication date
- 25th May 2018
- Closing date
- 25th June 2018
- Policy areas
- Domestic consumers
- Electricity - retail markets
- Electricity - wholesale markets
- Enforcement
- Gas - retail markets
- Gas - wholesale markets
- Status
- Closed (with decision)
On 26 February 2018, the Government introduced proposals for legislation to Parliament, to introduce a temporary tariff cap for customers on Standard Variable (SVT) and default tariffs. This proposed legislation creates a new statutory role for Ofgem to deliver this measure for Government. Ofgem will have a new duty to design and implement the tariff cap (the ‘default tariff cap’).
This consultation outlines our proposals for how we may design and implement the default tariff cap. This follows publication of five working papers on the design of the cap. This includes how we could set the initial level of the cap and how we might periodically adjust the cap up and down, to reflect underlying cost changes.
We are hosting a series of workshops during the consultation period. Please see links below for further information:
Ofgem's default tariff cap industry workshop
London – 12 June 2018, 10:00-16:00
Ofgem's default tariff cap consumer group and non industry workshop
London – 13 June 2018, 12:00-16:00
Decision
-
Consultation document
Subsidiary documents
Response documents