Why would they want to be restricted to the price they can sell at? This is very unconservative. Normally the strike price is set at a high level to encourage investment, and then fixed for a ridiculous number of years to make the ROI guaranteed.
As said above, the only real answer is to increase supply as its really a global market (or reduce demand, which is the better approach)
Have you noticed the casualties of this fuel supply/pricing?
Yep. the smaller companies have gone to the wall, leaving only the big players a.k.a. The Cartel.
The direct result of May decision to introduce a price cap. Explanatory article here:
FLASHBACK: May Claimed Energy Price Cap Will "Stand Up for Millions of Working Families"
With energy prices now shooting into the stratosphere, Guido's had a quick look through the archives to remind himself why the pointless price cap was
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