Submitted on Tuesday 1st March 2022
Rejected on Monday 7th March 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Ban Standing Charges on utility bills they only benefit high energy/carbon users
Ban Standing Charges on Gas/Electricity/Water bills that charge users a set daily fee, even when they consume nothing or very little.
The standing charge places a disproportionate cost of running the utility networks on LOW carbon LOW energy users. This also discourages energy and carbon savings.
On the same British Gas electricity tariff a LOW energy user will pay 32 % MORE per unit than a HIGH user, based on 5 vs 20 kWh/day. (37p/unit vs 28p/unit inc. standing charges, SVR April 2022 BG Tariff)
A ban on standing charges would lower bills for those who save energy, and make all tariffs easily and directly comparable.
The network cost should be priced into the unit rate. High energy users should pay proportionately more than low energy users. With standing charges this is NOT the case.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. This is a matter for utility providers.
You can find out more about standing charges for energy here: www.energyhelpline.com/help/what-are-unit-rates-and-standing-charges
And you can find out more about standing charges for water here: www.ofwat.gov.uk/households/your-water-bill/metering/
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