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Plans for Flexible Energy Tariffs to Help Households Cut Electricity Bills
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 23 – The UK Government aims to save working families money and reduce system costs by up to £70 billion by 2050 through flexible tariffs and smart energy use.
- Recently, the UK Government and Ofgem published the Clean Flexibility Roadmap, outlining plans to enable customers to use cheap, clean power at off-peak times.
- In the past year, the UK Government published its Clean Power 2030 Action Plan, explaining how it will deliver its goal to boost clean flexibility capacity from 2023 levels to 51-66 GW by 2030.
- Consumers can switch to flexible tariffs and use smart appliances to automatically tap cheaper off-peak power, and electric vehicle drivers could save up to £330 per year by charging overnight.
- The Electricity Authority mandated that large retailers offer lower off-peak prices from next year, and a newly appointed Flexibility Commissioner will oversee the rollout of smart appliance schemes.
- Experts say shifting demand could support net-zero goals, as Britain relies more on wind and solar power, off-peak flexibility could deliver up to £70 billion in system cost savings by 2050.
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Plans for flexible energy tariffs to help households cut electricity bills
The Government plans to offer consumers ways to take advantage of off-peak electricity prices through flexible tariffs and smart appliances.
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Government sets out flexible electricity plans
The UK Government has set out its plans for a more flexible electricity system as it aims to enable customers to take advantage of low prices when clean energy is abundant. Consumers will have the opportunity to switch to a flexible tariff and use smart appliances to automatically get rewards of cheaper power at non-peak times. It follows products already available to consumers, such as smart charging for electric vehicles overnight, which can …
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