Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 5221

Electricity: Standing Charges

Tabled: 10 September 2024

Answered: 18 September 2024

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat — Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had recent discussions with Ofgem on disparities in electricity standing charges between regions.

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh

Standing charges cover the costs energy suppliers take on to provide consumers with electricity, which vary by location. Ofgem’s recently published discussion paper sets out the options for how standing charges could be reduced, including by moving suppli...

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