Review of Electricity Market Arrangements

Some of the UK's leading energy companies have warmly welcomed the government's decision to reject plans for a zonal pricing regime, but others warn the government has missed a major opportunity to curb energy bills

The government has rejected proposals for a zonal pricing regime, but without further reforms the challenges zonal pricing were meant to address will continue to hamper the clean energy transition

Imminent decision expected to drop plans to switch to a system of regional power pricing, sparking both relief and anger across the energy sector

A new report suggests zonal pricing could slash energy costs by up to £5bn a year, but leading trade bodies maintain radical reforms to the electricity market could backfire

Report claims zonal pricing could slash £55bn off bills, in same week as new campaign launches to oppose proposals for locational pricing reforms

Coalition of trade bodies and unions warn proposals to switch UK electricity market to zonal pricing risk undermining investment

The government urgently needs to resolve the row over proposals for zonal pricing - Labour's clean power target and its promise of lower bills depends on it

Trade bodies urge government to rule out regional pricing proposals, arguing they could undermine clean energy investment, but supporters of reforms accuse industry groups of 'corporatist lobbying'

Carbon Tracker makes the case for sweeping reforms to the energy market to better protect electricity prices from gas market volatility and drive down the cost of the net zero transition