Gas standing charges are still going up (now around £100 per year), but if we want to save energy, we should abolish them. People are switching away from gas and as a result, we're using MORE gas, and SLOWING heat pump installations.
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@itvMLshow @RichardJMurphy #energybills @itvMLshow @RichardJMurphy How so?
I'll answer:
When someone replaces a boiler with a heat pump, what's left, is often a gas hob. At current prices (and despite high gas unit prices), the standing charge works out at 80-90% of the bill.
So what people do is fit an induction and hob remove the meter.
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