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Working on my energy budget

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Hi,

So I am working on my energy budgeting to lower my tariff, and I am finding something rather confusing.

I understand what the standing charge actually is. What I don't get is how the comparison sites are listing the charges.

For instance, EDF.

Money supermarket charges quote.

Standing Charge £0.452 per day

Electricity
Day rate 15.110p per kWh
Night rate (E7) 5.460p per kWh

Gas
All kWh 3.579p per kWh


Uswitch EDF quote

Gas Annual standing charge £91.25

Gas Unit Price 3.409p

Electric Annual standing charge £65.70

Electric Unit Price 14.390p (first 2092 kWh)
5.200p (anything after first lot of kWh)



It is clear to see mathematically that the money supermarket quote is offering me a very very very low annual standing charge if you work out the yearly cost from the given day rate.

How is there such a vast difference, or am I missing something stupidly obvious?

Regards.

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