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Is it possible to pay no standing charge?

Geoff9999
Geoff9999 Posts: 31 Forumite
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At the moment I have a house in which I only use electricity and the gas is capped off.
I was wondering is it possible to have a supplier for gas that has no standing charge? So I would effectively pay nothing in the interim before I have gas installed?

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
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    edited 24 June 2021 at 8:38PM
    Ebico used to offer a zero standing charge tariff but it was withdrawn in favour of a minimum annual charge. A simple way of checking is to enter 1kWh in a PCW and see what you get.

    Neo 4 comes in at £38.25 a year.
  • MWT
    MWT Posts: 10,346 Forumite
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    Geoff9999 said:
    At the moment I have a house in which I only use electricity and the gas is capped off.
    I was wondering is it possible to have a supplier for gas that has no standing charge? So I would effectively pay nothing in the interim before I have gas installed?
    Has the meter been removed, and have you only recently taken possession of the house?
  • Geoff9999
    Geoff9999 Posts: 31 Forumite
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    No, there's still a meter and it's an old family home
  • MWT
    MWT Posts: 10,346 Forumite
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    Geoff9999 said:
    No, there's still a meter and it's an old family home
    Then you cannot avoid the standing charge unfortunately.
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