, With the news today of the goverment once again faffing about with things they have stated that everyone will go onto the cheapest option it will be curious how this also pans out making PV more suitable again.
I can see this automatic switching playing into the hands of the energy companies.
I use little in summer - so they'll switch me onto a low-user-optimised tariff (say no standing charge but high unit rate).
Then in winter I use much more gas/electric and pay a fortune at high-unit-rate prices.
The company then moves me to a high-user tariff (say high standing charge but low unit prices).
Then in summer I use very little, but pay an unnecessarily large standing charge and can't benefit from the cheap unit prices as I don't need it.
So then they switch me again back to the low-user rate, just in time for winter.
I can see me being flip-flopped from one bad rate to another. I'll always be on precisely the wrong tariff because they'll be looking at what has been, and not what will be my usage.
I expect to see a huge increase in my bill as a result of being automatically switched onto what was the right tariff for the season just gone, but not the right tariff for the season coming up. I'd rather make my own choices.
On the plus side, I still hold some shares in some of the big leccy and gas companies, so I'll at least stand to gain from what looks like a profits bonanza.