No standing charge tariff electricity

1847

Are there any electricity tariffs that don’t have a standing charge? We have a separate garage from our house that uses 1kw a year so we really benefit from having a no standing charge tariff. We last had one with British Gas but they removed it. I’ve done searches but can’t find out if any company still offers tariffs without a standing charge. Thanks. 

The_Fat_Controller

Pretty sure there are none left.

Outfox the Market have just pulled theirs as it was not compliant with the new Energy Price Guarantee.

SAC2334

1847 said:

Are there any electricity tariffs that don’t have a standing charge? We have a separate garage from our house that uses 1kw a year so we really benefit from having a no standing charge tariff. We last had one with British Gas but they removed it. I’ve done searches but can’t find out if any company still offers tariffs without a standing charge. Thanks. 

Have you tried Utility Warehouse.? I think they do a no standing charge tariff but only very low users will get away with a small standing charge as they build the standing charge in the first 2 kwh s used .
In the good old days suppliers could make their own standing charges at various prices , some very low . 
You never know, those good old days could return .I m an optimist !

Keep_pedalling

If you only need it for lighting I would look at a solar solution and get rid of the separate meter. 

You would only need a small battery for LED lighting.

QrizB

1847 said:

Are there any electricity tariffs that don’t have a standing charge? We have a separate garage from our house that uses 1kw a year so we really benefit from having a no standing charge tariff. We last had one with British Gas but they removed it. I’ve done searches but can’t find out if any company still offers tariffs without a standing charge. Thanks. 

Utilita have a PAYG tariff where the standing charge is shared between the first two kWh each day. I don't think they're taking new customers at the moment but if you check with them periodically you'll find out when that changes.

Other than that, you're out of luck.

However your garage will probably get the £400 government energy grant, which will cover your standing charge for a couple of years at least.

Ultrasonic

1847 said:

We have a separate garage from our house that uses 1kw a year so we really benefit from having a no standing charge tariff. 

To clarify, do you mean it uses a total of 1 kWh (a single 'unit') of electricity across a whole year?

Forever31

I have a portable lamp that charges up via usb.  Once charged, it doesn't require any cables.  The charge seems to last a long time too.

I bought this portable lamp from Amazon.

Could this be an alternative to what you are looking for?

1847

Thanks for the responses so far. The garage has a fluorescent lights which are rarely used, power points which are also rarely used and an outside LED PIR light. As a result we use 1kw a year. The standing charge most of the bill. Without it the bill is a few pence per quarter. I will check out Utility Warehouse. 

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Hi,

if garage close to house, could get connected to house supply.

[Deleted User]

1847 said:

Thanks for the responses so far. The garage has a fluorescent lights which are rarely used, power points which are also rarely used and an outside LED PIR light. As a result we use 1kw a year. The standing charge most of the bill. Without it the bill is a few pence per quarter. I will check out Utility Warehouse. 

kWh, not kW then. Don’t get confused.