Predictions for Energy Freeze? Should We Stay on Fixed Tariff or change? More info in post

konn1ch1ha

[Deleted User] said:

Everything is a guess right now, because nothing has actually been announced so we don't know how they system will work or what numbers & assumptions will be used.

Roughly speaking, it looks like a £2500 cap, split equally between fuels, with standing charge at the Apr 1 rate (although the Oct 1 rate is basically the same), would come out to a 10p/kWh Gas and 35p/kWh Electricity tariff.

Are you suggesting these prices are they’re likely or projected to be if a freeze is in place?

[Deleted User]

konn1ch1ha said:

[Deleted User] said:

Everything is a guess right now, because nothing has actually been announced so we don't know how they system will work or what numbers & assumptions will be used.

Roughly speaking, it looks like a £2500 cap, split equally between fuels, with standing charge at the Apr 1 rate (although the Oct 1 rate is basically the same), would come out to a 10p/kWh Gas and 35p/kWh Electricity tariff.

Are you suggesting these prices are they’re likely or projected to be if a freeze is in place?

That's a very rough guess at what the projected rates would be under most people's understanding of Liz's freeze.

Lots of assumptions and guesses in there though, so treat as roughly as they deserve.

macman

The_Green_Hornet said:

macman said:

18 months takes us to March '24, so through 2 winters. And there will be an election either in May '24, or latest October '24. Could be interesting...

The latest the next general election can be is January 2025.

https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/elections

Yes, but the usual dates are May or October: December 2019 was  an anomaly, because it was only called due to Johnson's failure to get his Brexit proposals passed. 

superkoopauk

As I posted on the other thread

You also might like to consider staying with UW but moving to their variable tariff.  Because you are taking the other services you would get a 5% discount on the cap plus whatever government help is coming.  The question with that though is would UW waive the exit fee?

The_Green_Hornet

macman said:

The_Green_Hornet said:

macman said:

18 months takes us to March '24, so through 2 winters. And there will be an election either in May '24, or latest October '24. Could be interesting...

The latest the next general election can be is January 2025.

https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/elections

Yes, but the usual dates are May or October: December 2019 was  an anomaly, because it was only called due to Johnson's failure to get his Brexit proposals passed. 

Even so, January 2025 is the latest by law the next general election can be held.