MSE News: Energy bills to vary MORE by region under price cap - so are you a winner or a loser?

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Energy prices for those on standard tariffs are likely to vary more between different parts of the country after the introduction of Ofgem's price cap next month, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal - with households in the South West set to pay an average £62 a year more than those in Yorkshire...
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Isn't it a similar situation to Council Tax where people might pay extra if they are living in a borough that spends a bit more than another one? I've never heard this being described as a 'postcode lottery'.
As for 'harshly penalised' - the average for the OFGEM price cap is £1,137. The most expensive (SWEB) is £1,173. If my maths is right that works out at 3.2% more than the average. 3.2% doesn't sound like a harsh penalty, given the savings which can be made by switching anyway. Have I missed something here?
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Don't even think about it with your current metering.
There is a detailed paper about this on the Ofgem website. Ofgem is sticking with the present system - at least, for the moment.
Quote: It is legally possible to introduce national network charges but the change from the current approach would need to be justified against various criteria in European law, particularly on cost reflectivity. There are international (including European Union) examples, both of systems like ours and ones more akin to national network charges.
There are potentially significant implications for the regulatory framework and incentives we have implemented or will be implementing to encourage energy efficiency on the networks, if we were to move away from a cost reflective approach.
There are regulatory advantages in charges that broadly reflect the costs that different users place on the system Unquote