Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 11461

Renewable Energy: Standing Charges

Tabled: 28 October 2024
Answered: 4 November 2024

Question

Sarah Hall

Labour (Co-op)Warrington South

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing levels of standing charges paid by consumers who mainly use energy generated by their own solar panels and wind turbines.

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh
Standing charges cover the costs energy suppliers take on to provide consumers with electricity, which vary by location, and although these levies are a commercial matter for suppliers, and are regulated by Ofgem, we know that too much of the burden of th...

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