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What's your standing charge?

Can any of you guys tell me what your standing charge is for your gas and electric.
I appreciate you are all on different ones but I need to know what your monthly charges are. If you can tell me separately for gas and electricity is be grateful.
Thank you

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  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Around 20p/day for each with Scottish Power..

    But...how is this helpful. By paying 20p/day it qualifies me for lower rates for usage.

    You could pay 0p/day standing charges with Ebico but they have one of the....if not "the" highest rates for actual usage.
    :footie:
    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • I am with ebico and pay 0 but you pay higher prices for gas and electric
  • firefox1956
    firefox1956 Posts: 1,548 Forumite
    2.52p per day with First Utility.
    Will go up to 22.5p per day in april as on new tariff.
    HTH
  • System
    System Posts: 178,403 Community Admin
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    ree1977 wrote: »
    Can any of you guys tell me what your standing charge is for your gas and electric.
    I appreciate you are all on different ones but I need to know what your monthly charges are. If you can tell me separately for gas and electricity is be grateful.
    Thank you

    I am confused - why the question? Standing charges are a very small element of the total bill. If you are trying to decide how to choose a supplier then the only way is to enter your projected annual consumption, in kWhs, into a comparison site.
    This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com
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