Which? comments on the news that lower standing charge tariffs will be made available by the end of January

Emily Seymour, Which? Energy Editor, said:

"While these proposals will give consumers more choice and control over their energy bills, whether a low standing charge tariff will benefit you depends on your energy usage, as these tariffs will also come with higher unit costs.

"For most of us, energy unit rates will make up the majority of our bill and standing charges will be a low proportion of the total. But for very low energy users, the daily standing charge will make up a larger amount of your bill and you could save money with one of these new tariffs as you will pay a lower standing charge every day. 

"To figure out which type of energy tariff is best for them, people should look at their annual energy usage to see how much of it is typically made up of standing charges and how much is energy unit costs to see whether their usage is low enough to benefit from these new tariffs."

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