pje16 wrote:I only showed it to demonstrate how many tariffs there are
to counter the post that said rates we determined by OFGEM, and show how many deviations there are from the so called standard
But the standard variable rate as a total of standing charge and unit price is determined by Ofgem, with utilities allowed some flexibility within the Ofgem rules about how they price those two elements provided the total meets the cap.
It is only fixed rates that are outside the cap. Some of those are fixed rates are historic and are no longer available, some were available as recent as last week (most utilities have ceased offering anything whilst they work out the impact of the Truss plan).
So unless you lucked out and managed to agree a fixed tariff before the current situation (and so are paying less) or decided to agree a fixed rate recently (paying more than the Ofgem rate hoping to avoid future rises in the cap), then the rate you pay is the standard rate determined by Ofgem.
And as most households have moved onto variable rates as they were cheaper than new fixed rates, that means for most households in the country then the rate is determined by Ofgem.