Good news on energy bills — but no such luck on standing charges - The Times
Good news on energy bills - but no such luck on standing charges
Good news on energy bills — but no such luck on standing charges
When overall bills fall in July, standing charges will make up 14 per cent of the average household’s annual energy costs
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Energy bills will fall for most households from July thanks to a drop in the price cap set by the regulator — but do not expect your standing charge to change.
The cap on unit prices that suppliers can charge will fall from 33.2p to 30.1p for electricity and from 10.3p to 7.5p for gas. This will work out at £2,074 a year for the average dual-fuel household’s usage. At the moment the cap works out at £3,280 for the average usage, but the government’s energy price guarantee is subsidising costs to limit average bills to £2,500 a year.
After the cap is lowered in July, households will still pay their supplier an average of 82p a day (£299.30 a year) in standing charges, which
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