occurs for decreasing block rates. Based on the presented general case with an arbitrary number of blocks, a tariff with three blocks is specified by the two threshold consumption levels \(q_1\) and \(q_2\). The first block is defined for the interval \(\left[ 0,q_1\right] \) and...
> pi > ... > pN occurs for decreasing block rates. Based on the presented general case with an arbitrary number of blocks, a tariff with three blocks is specified by the two threshold consumption levels q1 and q2. The first block is defined for the interval [0, q1] and the relevant ...
Thus, each household would not pay for the first 6kl each month (later increased to 9kl and, from July 2016, dependent on the rateable value of the property). Tariff blocks above and beyond this free basic allowance increased progressively so that households might be encouraged to conserve ...