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Interesting. Much more progressive (and very similar to schemes run in LDCs to support critical infrastructure whilst supporting the population), but imagine it’d be a huge heap of work to actually implement in the short term when something needs to be done now.
Similar (ish) to how Stephen Fitzpatrick (OVO boss) talked about tapered support last week https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62742303
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There is a twitter thread ( https://twitter.com/michaelujacobs/status/1567766156877959168 ) on the german model which sounded (unsurprisingly) way better than this unfunded Truss plan.
Roughly -everyone gets a base level of free gas and electric. It's set at a level where it covers the poorest's needs in pretty much full. Use above that is charged at above the market unit rate so the richer/bigger user you are the more you pay. Big incentive for those users to limit use/insulate/close off the East wing for the winter etc.