[noodlesUK]

I think that having energy be more affordable for people who are less well off makes sense. What this article seems to suggest is making electricity unmetered and cost a fixed amount based on your income. This completely discourages people to be economical about saving energy. Rich people already tend to use their heating and AC more than poorer people. We should not incentivize people to be inefficient. Adjusting a unit price would be reasonable, but people should be charged just that — a unit price.