| Comment | As for the pound a day part, that's the standing charge - currently capped at 46p for electricity and 28p for gas. So on a dual fuel tariff you're paying 74p every day even if you use literally zero gas or electricity - it's not your pilot light you're being charged for. You can check the details of your specific tariff to see what you're being charged but it's most likely that amount.
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/energy-advice-households/check-if-energy-price-cap-affects-you
The reason standing charges are so high at the moment is because that's how the costs of all the suppliers that went bust (e.g. Bulb) is being recouped. |
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