Rejected petition Reverse the price "CAP" for utilities and set realistic prices

Maximum 20p per kWh for electricity
Maximum 5p per kWh for gas
Scrap daily standing charges
That's what a CAP should be.

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Nationalise the utility market if prices cannot be contained, people's lives are at risk.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

The calculation of the energy price cap is a matter for the regulator Ofgem, which is operationally independent of the UK Government and House of Commons. You can find out more about how the price cap is calculated here: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/information-consumers/energy-advice-households/check-if-energy-price-cap-affects-you.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Temporarily suspend all taxes on all fuels and energy bills: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/610585

Subsidise a 'basic' amount of electricity for households: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/616915

Establish a not-for-profit state owned energy provider: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/617446

Introduce a "Triple lock" to restrict energy cap increases: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/621347

Subsidise energy and fuel prices to mitigate cost increases: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/622530

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 31 August 2022
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