Question follow-through · 11461
Renewable Energy: Standing Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing levels of standing charges paid by consumers who mainly use energy generated by their own solar panels and wind turbines.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 28 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 30 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 4 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
28 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing levels of standing charges paid by consumers who mainly use energy generated by their own solar panels and wind turbines.
30 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Nov 2024
Answer published
Standing charges cover the costs energy suppliers take on to provide consumers with electricity, which vary by location, and although these levies are a commercial matter for suppliers, and are regulated by Ofgem, we know that too much of the burden of th...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Energy: Standing Charges
6 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce regional inequalities with standing charge rates.
Insulation: Housing
10 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help support households affected by defective (a) retrofit and (b) insulation works carried out under Government schemes.
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