Event
- Session
- 12:21 - 12:21
- Duration: 19 mins
- Publication date: 13 Jun 2019
- Location: Customer Solutions, NEC
- Part of event Utility Week 2019
About the session
The Energy Price Cap Six months in: Understanding the Impact
Chair: Suzanne Heneghan, acting editor, Utility Week
The long anticipated price cap came into effect on 1st January 2019 – a historic market intervention, initially capping typical standard variable tariffs for dual-fuel customers at £1,137. How have energy companies fared and how have customers responded in the first six months – what have been the impacts, challenges and unintended consequences; what has it done for customer engagement and switching; and has it tackled the market issues it was created to address?