Energy standing charges

GILLY60

Why do energy companies lower tariffs but still charge high standing charges,it's like paying another BILL about time the goverment looked into this

alanjones60

There are companys without a standing charge,granted,there unit rates are higher,but you only pay for what you use.Im with ebico. I pay £30 a month,except when i go on holiday for a month at a time, then according to my smart meter it drops to £3 for that month im away

Robin9

GILLY60 wrote: »

Why do energy companies lower tariffs but still charge high standing charges,it's like paying another BILL about time the government looked into this

Do you remember the days when the first so many units were at one rate and the rest at another (loer) rate ?

JJ_Egan

Standing charges on Oil ??Coal ?? Wood .


With SC you can at least shop around not so the old method .


Question is better asked of the regulater not MSE .

Benight

Robin9 wrote: »

Do you remember the days when the first so many units were at one rate and the rest at another (loer) rate ?

I remember those days.
Didn't the regulator look into it and put a stop to that?