The word "tariffs" is correct and usable in written English.
Tariffs are taxes imposed upon imported and/or exported goods. You can use this word when describing taxes or discussing international trade. For example: "The US and China agreed to reduce trade tariffs to stimulate business between the two countries."
It will include introducing feed-in tariffs to enable households to claim guaranteed cash back when they generate their own electricity, and incentives for renewable heat such as solar power.
Excessive section 106 tariffs [which include deals on payments for affordable housing] just lead to no housing, no regeneration and no community benefits".
All the cheapest tariffs are online, he says, and most of these require customers to enter monthly meter readings.
His tone changed this month, however, after Russia agreed to drop tariffs for oil exported to Belarus – a concession worth an estimated $4bn £2.5bnn) a year.
What with that issue, and the prospect of cross-border smuggling to avoid EU tariffs on some UK exports, something diplomats call a "hard border" would suddenly be on the agenda.
Furthermore, by leveraging this data, businesses will be able to offer personalised services for users, for example smart meter data could permit utilities to offer new tariffs, such as time-of use pricing which will encourage end-users to use energy in off-peak times when it is cheaper.
He laid into RWE npower for being the "worst offender" in terms of offering some of the most expensive tariffs, and British Gas for its tactic of swiftly offering people much cheaper prices when they say they are about to switch supplier.
Millions of British households are on the most expensive tariffs, which cost up to £150 more – or £3.7bn in total – than the prices that Ovo claims accurately reflect the costs of supplying energy with a 5% profit margin.
First, network tariffs must be reformed so that households and small businesses have the incentive to use solar PV and storage to reduce peak demand and long-term costs.
Some have a hard time accepting it | Giles Parkinson And we completely agree that PV with storage when combined with cost-reflective tariffs will have a big impact on peak demand and therefore on future grid investment.
According to Offa in its 2014 report, the most advantaged 20% of young people are still over six times more likely to attend a selective institution than the most disadvantaged 40% – and this at a time when Oxbridge are increasing A-level tariffs in some areas.
