英国能源监管局Ofgem提议重新启用市场稳定性费用(MSC)机制，该机制将要求能源供应商如果通过更便宜的交易吸引客户，需向竞争对手支付赔偿1。根据该提议，当批发价格下跌超过10%时触发该机制，提供廉价交易的供应商需补偿竞争对手批发价格下跌的85%1。
这一机制曾在2022年4月至2024年3月乌克兰战争期间启用，那段时期内超过30家能源公司破产1。Ofgem此举旨在防止能源价格波动剧烈时期供应商的连锁倒闭。金融评论人士Martin Lewis指出，这意味着"如果批发能源价格大幅下跌，提供的廉价固定交易和转换交易将变得昂贵得多，以保护能源公司的利润"1。
当前英国家庭正面临三年来最高的冬季能源账单1。约22万户家庭在10月至12月的年费用为1,723英镑，较7月至9月的1,663英镑上升1，预计1月份可能再上升149英镑，平均年费用将达1,872英镑1。英国财政大臣John Healey计划在本月预算中进行重大干预以降低贫困家庭的能源账单1。
Britain's energy regulator Ofgem has proposed reactivating a market stabilization mechanism that would compel energy suppliers to pay compensation to competitors when they attract customers through discounted offers 1. The Market Stability Charge (MSC) is designed to prevent supplier insolvencies during periods of volatile energy prices and was previously in effect from April 2022 to March 2024, during which more than 30 energy companies collapsed 1.
Under the proposed framework, the mechanism would be triggered if wholesale prices fall by more than 10 percent, requiring suppliers offering cheap fixed-rate and switching deals to compensate rivals for 85 percent of the wholesale price decline 1. According to money expert Martin Lewis, this measure means that "if wholesale energy prices fall sharply, the cheap fixed deals and switching deals being offered will become much more expensive in order to protect energy company profits" 1.
The timing of this proposal coincides with rising household energy bills. Approximately 220,000 households are paying an annual rate of 1,723 pounds from October to December, up from 1,663 pounds in the previous quarter 1. Prices are projected to increase further by 149 pounds in January, bringing the average annual bill to 1,872 pounds 1.
Chancellor John Healey has indicated plans to implement significant interventions in this month's budget aimed at reducing energy bills for lower-income households 1.
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