Remove standing charges from electricity supply charges

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

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

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

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

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

Timeline

8 Apr 2022	Petition opened for signatures
12 Apr 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 12 Apr 2022

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