Submitted by John Smith on Tuesday 26th November 2024
Published on Monday 6th January 2025
Current status: Open
Open until: Sunday 6th July 2025
Current Signatures: 21
(count is updated approximately hourly)
Relevant Departments
Tagged with
Bills ~ Charged ~ Companies ~ Cost ~ Cost of living ~ crisis ~ Energy ~ energy bills ~ energy companies ~ energy users ~ Ensure ~ environment ~ Government ~ Price ~ Standing ~ system ~ The Environment ~ Unfair ~ Unite
Require energy companies to incorporate standing charges into unit prices
Standing charges are applied regardless of usage and disproportionately affect low-energy users. Instead, we think the Government should require energy companies to include the cost in the unit price. We think this would ensure large users pay more and small users pay less.
Standing charges have risen, which we think leaves consumers with limited control over their energy bills. We think this unfair system exacerbates the cost of living crisis and reduces incentives to cut energy consumption / CO2 footprint. By making costs fully variable, we think users would have more control over their bills and be encouraged to reduce energy use, helping both their finances and the environment.
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