Future of the Ban on Acquisition-only Tariffs (BAT) after March 2025
Consultation
- Upcoming
- Open
- Closed (awaiting decision)
- Closed (with decision)
- Publication date
- Closed date
- Industry sector
- Supply and Retail Market
- Decision
On 30 July 2024 we published our decision to retain the Ban on Acquisition-only Tariffs (BAT) for the entirety of its current extension period until 31 March 2025.
We also signalled our intention to extend the BAT for a further 12 months beyond that date, while longer term decisions are being made on the future of the retail energy market.
In this consultation we are therefore inviting stakeholder views on the merits of extending the BAT until 31 March 2026. We are also inviting stakeholder views on the merits of extending the BAT’s associated market-wide derogation for the same time period. Separately, we are seeking views on how well the BAT functions at present and whether there are any reforms to its operation which could enable it to operate more effectively in future.
Following on from these views, we intend to issue a further statement on the future of the BAT (explicitly setting out whether we will extend it for a further year) in November 2024.
Respond name
Derek Breslin