英国能源监管机构天然气和电力市场办公室于周五启动了一项关于激活其市场稳定费机制的磋商，旨在保护能源供应商免受批发价格波动以及可能艰难的冬季期间持续市场动荡的影响。
The British energy regulator Ofgem on Friday launched a consultation on activating its market stabilisation charge, to protect energy suppliers from wholesale price swings and continued market volatility during a possibly tough winter.
以下是该监管机构声明的一些细节：当能源价格大幅下跌时，如果客户转投更便宜的交易，该机制将通过补偿提前购买能源的供应商来保护供应商免受损失英国天然气和电力市场办公室于5月份重新引入了该机制，此前由于伊朗冲突导致批发能源价格飙升此次磋商旨在就拟议的激活方案及其运作方式征求意见，包括触发水平、通知期和取消安排英国天然气和电力市场办公室表示，激活该机制不会自动增加客户账单，供应商之间的款项支付仅在批发价格大幅下跌时才会发生“我们正在为许多家庭可能度过的艰难冬季做准备，”英国天然气和电力市场办公室临时市场总干事尼尔·肯瓦德表示该机制此前于2022年4月至2024年3月期间运行，旨在保护市场免受俄乌战争引发的价格波动影响
Here are some details from the regulator's statement: The mechanism protects suppliers from losses when energy prices fall sharply by compensating suppliers that bought energy in advance if customers switch to cheaper deals Ofgem reintroduced the mechanism in May, after wholesale energy prices soared due to the Iran conflict The consultation seeks views on the proposed activation and how it should operate, including trigger levels, notice periods and deactivation arrangements Ofgem said activating the mechanism would not automatically increase customer bills, with payments between suppliers only occurring if wholesale prices were to fall substantially "We're preparing for what is likely to be a difficult winter for many households," said Neil Kenward, interim director general of markets at Ofgem The mechanism previously operated between April 2022 and March 2024 to protect markets from price volatility triggered by the Russia-Ukraine war