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Daily standing charge

kittyJ_2
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Having checked what the daily standing charge is for both
28.485 + 38.937 × 30 = 67.422

£67.422 a month without even using any energy 😪 
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  • MWT
    MWT Posts: 10,723 Forumite
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    kittyJ_2 said:
    Having checked what the daily standing charge is for both
    28.485 + 38.937 × 30 = 67.422

    £67.422 a month without even using any energy 😪 
    ... or £20.23 if you do the maths correctly...

  • kittyJ_2 said:
    Having checked what the daily standing charge is for both
    28.485 + 38.937 × 30 = 67.422

    £67.422 a month without even using any energy 😪 
    I would check that again.

    Its less than £1 per day.
  • kittyJ_2
    kittyJ_2 Posts: 35 Forumite
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    Are you telling me I got it completely wrong I suck at maths please tell me I got it wrong 
  • kittyJ_2
    kittyJ_2 Posts: 35 Forumite
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    Ffsk I did it as pounds didn't I not pence 🤣🤣
  • kittyJ_2 said:
    Ffsk I did it as pounds didn't I not pence 🤣🤣
    Don’t know quite what you did, but it wasn’t right.
  • kittyJ_2
    kittyJ_2 Posts: 35 Forumite
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    Yay ohhh that was a bit of a panic I'm already looking at my smart meter and seeing the cost for the daily use and worrying 
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    edited 4 October 2022 at 3:49PM
    kittyJ_2 said:
    Ffsk I did it as pounds didn't I not pence 🤣🤣
    Hi,
    you did right adding the two daily charges together, but then had to multiply by 30, try it now.
  • EssexHebridean
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    kittyJ_2 said:
    Ffsk I did it as pounds didn't I not pence 🤣🤣
    I could almost hear the sigh of relief then! 

    Try not to panic - you've already discovered that things are rarely as bad as they at first appear. 
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  • kittyJ_2
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    Hehe a huge sigh I've turned everything off peeing in the dark and I know my energy usage is lower then average anyway but its just me so need to be carful :) 
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