Ofgem prepares to scrap household gas standing charges next year under Treasury mandate
The government has directed the energy regulator to transfer network costs to unit rates, with the stated aim of easing pressure on consumers facing high winter heating bills.
A regulator depicted as an alterations tailor transfers a heavy brass gas-flame weight marked ‘NETWORK COSTS’ between two pockets of a householder’s winter coat. The empty pocket reads ‘STANDING CHARGE’; the receiving pocket reads ‘UNIT RATE’. The householder watches with a distinctly unconvinced expression.
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