Evaluate possible methods of government intervention to control household energy bills in the UK

Edexcel A-Level Economics 25 Mark Essay Plan

The average UK household energy bill (gas and electric combined) rose 80% from £1971 in 2021 to £3549 in 2022. Evaluate possible methods of government intervention to control household energy bills in the UK. (June 2023)

Paragraph 1

  • Argument: one method to control energy bills is a price control
  • Diagram:
  • Evaluation: effects on dynamic efficiency are dependent on the type of price control e.g. RPI+k or RPI-k

Paragraph 2

  • Argument: another method to control energy bills is deregulation
  • Diagram: decrease in AR and MR for the market leader, lower prices
  • Evaluation: this only reduces legal barriers to entry but not others e.g. sunk costs, limit pricing, economies of scale

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