EON Next standing charge

LE_Bore

Hi
I am moving from a house in the south east to a small town in Devon. I am a dual fuel eon Next customer and wanted to use them as my supplier in the new house with a similar tariff. However, my standing charge will rise by almost 20p a day at the new house. Can anyone explain why ... and whether I can or should do anything about it?

Many thanks

Brie

You will need to go on to whatever supplier is at the new house and use their tariffs.  You can then ask to move to eon but will be on a different tariff due to regional differences.  Which of these is responsible for the change in standing charge is impossible for me to know but a guess would say both.

Gerry1

Standing charges vary regionally and the south west is usually the most expensive.

Not much you can do about it unless you go off grid, although reduced consumption because of the milder climate may offset some of the increase.

la531983

LE_Bore said:

Hi
I am moving from a house in the south east to a small town in Devon. I am a dual fuel eon Next customer and wanted to use them as my supplier in the new house with a similar tariff. However, my standing charge will rise by almost 20p a day at the new house. Can anyone explain why ... and whether I can or should do anything about it?

Many thanks

The only thing you can do about it is not to move to the south West. 

harz99

la531983 said:

LE_Bore said:

Hi
I am moving from a house in the south east to a small town in Devon. I am a dual fuel eon Next customer and wanted to use them as my supplier in the new house with a similar tariff. However, my standing charge will rise by almost 20p a day at the new house. Can anyone explain why ... and whether I can or should do anything about it?

Many thanks

The only thing you can do about it is not to move to the south West. 

Or the North East...

Netexporter

Or Wales.

Well obviously I moved to Wales from Devon for the fractionally lower standing charge, even though it is the same DNO.

LE_Bore

Thanks everyone. Daft question: does the standing charge vary by supplier/vampire, or is it a regional thing and they all charge the same. And does anyone know if the quotes from comparison websites, when they say "estimated cost per month £999" include the standing charge or is that just for your consumption and they hammer you for the SC on top?

Gerry1

It varies both regionally and between suppliers.  Most charge at the cap or very close but Octopus charge 4% less.  Utilita have no standing charge but this is largely academic because they claw it back with higher charges on the first few units, and they're only prepayment.

Comparison sites show the total cost for the quoted consumption but the annual figure assumes no changes in the SVT which won't be the case.

Beware of sites and suppliers when getting E7 quotations: some fiddle the system by making incorrect assumptions about the day/night split so always do the sums yourself.

born_again

https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/information-consumers/energy-advice-households/get-energy-price-cap-standing-charges-and-unit-rates-region