Switching energy suppliers: it’s not all about the money

Deller, D., Giulietti, M., Loomes, G., Waddams P., C., Moniche, A. and Jeon, J. Y. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6855-1659 (2021) Switching energy suppliers: it’s not all about the money. The Energy Journal, 42 (3). ISSN 1944-9089 doi: 10.5547/01956574.42.3.ddel

Abstract/Summary

Many consumers do not take advantage of lower energy prices available in liberalized retail markets. We provide evidence to explain why consumers may leave substantial amounts of “money on the table” in this way. We observe real decisions made by over 7,000 consumers in a collective switching auction, supplemented by their responses to a survey. We identify factors which may inhibit switching and show that expectations of high switching rates in an unregulated market may be unrealistic. Our findings have important implications for the design and regulation of energy markets, including imposition of price caps on “default” retail tariffs in 2019 in the UK and parts of Australia.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/91919
Identification Number/DOI	10.5547/01956574.42.3.ddel
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Politics, Economics and International Relations > Economics
Publisher	International Association for Energy Economics
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