Electricity and Gas Standing Charges

A1anM1

I know the unit price of my electricity and gas are rising, but why has my standing charge gone up by over 100%

GingerTim

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6339555/mse-update-why-has-the-standing-charge-for-electricity-nearly-doubled#latest

MSE_Andrew

Hi AlanM1

Thanks to GingerTim – the link they shared will take you to the answer to your question, but in short, when we put this question to Ofgem it told us it was due to:

- The cost of moving everyone whose firm went bust to new suppliers.
- Increases in fixed network costs (the cost of maintaining the energy networks).
- An increase in policy costs (such as green levies and the rise in the warm home discount rebate).

Martin has called for Ofgem to shift the burden in the price cap away from the standing charge and the regulator is currently consulting on changes to the methodology. We expect to have an answer on this before the new cap is announced.

Hope this helps!

Andrew Capstick - MSE Energy Expert

This question and answer came about during the MSE Forum 'Ask An Expert' event. It won't be updated so may no longer be correct at time of reading. This info does not constitute financial advice: always do your own research on top to make sure it's right for your circumstances.

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