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Price rises including standing charges

I understand that energy prices are going to rise, I do not understand why Shell has decided to also increase my standing charges so much.
Electric standing charge rising from 25.66p  a day to 51.62p an annual increase of £94.75 just in standing charge (+ £4.05 increase for gas standing charge)
A big supply cashing in I feel

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  • GingerTim
    GingerTim Posts: 2,734 Forumite
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    We need a sticky!
  • Phlik
    Phlik Posts: 1,088 Forumite
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    Theme running here. New forum member joins . Within minutes starts a thread on the same old topic. 
    It's going to get a lot worse, the general public are now seeing unpleasant letters landing on the doormat.
  • MWT
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    edited 24 February 2022 at 11:49AM
    @MSE_Laura_F - This would be a great topic for a 'Martin' explainer and a 'sticky' post, the volume of these posts from new members is getting out of hand...
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  • Thrugelmir
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    Phlik said:
    Theme running here. New forum member joins . Within minutes starts a thread on the same old topic. 
    It's going to get a lot worse, the general public are now seeing unpleasant letters landing on the doormat.
    The letters make no mention of the MSE forum though.  ;)
  • Phlik
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    Phlik said:
    Theme running here. New forum member joins . Within minutes starts a thread on the same old topic. 
    It's going to get a lot worse, the general public are now seeing unpleasant letters landing on the doormat.
    The letters make no mention of the MSE forum though.  ;)
     :D 

    No, but that nice Martin Lewis bloke on telly, he'll be able to sort this out.... 
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