Water, Standing charge

a440dc

I think that, as with the forthcoming energy bills, water should be standing charge removed.

GingerTim

The standing charge hasn't been removed from energy bills?

Ayr_Rage

The removal of the standing charge for energy bills is only a limited time trial.

What method do YOU propose to pay the infrastructure and upgrade cost of the water and energy network?

Scot_39

They aren't removing the full standing charge as far as the current limited Ofgem Pilot Trial - only about half of it - around c£150.

https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/policy/lower-standing-charge-tariffs-next-steps

"As part of the pilot, customers who choose to take up the tariffs and use both electricity and gas could expect to pay about £150 less per year on standing charges compared to staying on the price cap"

gpman

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81901199#Comment_81901199

Presumably add it to the unit charge.

Or will Waterstones be introducing a £5 pm for charge for anyone wanting to shop with them?

But if the energy trial is anything to go by, the water suppliers will introduce minimum usage requirements, so we'll all have to get our hose pipes out, and then they'll introduce hose pipe bans, and so we'll just have to remove the hose pipe without turning the tap off, and then the reservoirs will run dry., and then …well at least it'll reduce consumption if they run out of water to supply us with. And that'll then cut our bills, and we won't need any infrastructure because the water suppliers will have nothing to supply

Win - win isn't it? LOL