Rejected petition Remove standing charges from electricity supply charges

To get Electricity suppliers to remove standing charges from domestic / home bills

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1) People would be better off meaning they would likely looks to move to electric cars and also from gas to electric appliances.

2) Domestic environmental emissions would likely be reduced.

3) Current energy price crisis would lower impact to electricity customers being charged before they even use any energy in the for of a Kw/hr

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about standing charges are a matter for utility providers and Ofgem, not the UK Government or Parliament.

The price cap is a cap on a unit of gas and electricity, with standing charges taken into account. Find out more about the energy price cap, including how it includes standing charges, here: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/check-if-energy-price-cap-affects-you

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 8 April 2022
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