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if what you are suggesting is true then it should apply to the time scale in relation to the price increases as well
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Yes, there is a delay. The way I would expect it to work is that when the price spikes, the suppliers protect the consumers from those spikes. But the supplier will benefit when the price drops by not passing on the full amount of the reduction, thus smoothing the price that is paid. Without seeing the actual data involved I can't comment whether this is the case or not but I do feel that the case the media puts forward is sometimes skewed to make the story sound more sensational.
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Frankly the fact that the average customer needs the equivalent of a PHD to understand the differing tariffs within a particular company let alone with a different supplier needs some serious attention.It smacks of obfuscation and does prevent comparison of like with like.It certainly seems deliberate.
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You are absolutely right. The tariffs available do seem overly complex. Whether this is intentional or not, I don't know.
I'm not sure whether a single tariff going forward is the answer either. Are OFGEM propsing just ONE tariff per type? What about customers on Economy 7 tariffs? What about customers not on E7 tariffs? What about region specific tariffs (Heatwise, E10, Split E10)? All these different tariffs do have benefits for each customer, but at the same time add complexity.