I wonder what people make of the first para, what might be on the table? Government faces a big choice on whether to help people while they stay in the market (such as through the WHD), or whether to take them out of the market completely.

A picture tells a thousand words...

In the example, how would a consumer duty help with the first and second parts of the triple upgrade? Ofgem doesn't regulate home energy technologies. Boiler, heat pump, smart charger providers may all be unlicensed.

This level of interest suggests the water sector is still investable. But it also implies investors are pretty confident it'll get bailed out. That can only be at public expense. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Given how short on capacity the power market is, it's a little sad that we're not seeing more opportunities for consumers to get paid for demand reduction. A huge opportunity missed.

To Liverpool and the National Energy Action annual #FuelPovertyConf. Storm wracked it may be, but it'll be enlightening, motivating and determined. Over 350 people and some phenomenal speakers. Always fabulous to be with hundreds of fuel poverty champions.

Ofgem's line that these errors would only add a few pounds to bills reminds of the time it suggested that the best way people could respond to sky high energy bills was by cancelling their gym memberships. theguardian.com/business/2025/…

Still irritating that Citizens Advice only credits its work on energy networks excess profits as starting with Monopoly Money. It got the front page of The Times and a brutal select committee report out of Many Happy Returns.