ESB Reduction actually an Increase

Got our ESB bill recently and the joy of the reduced price per unit as heralded months ago quickly evaporated when we noticed the daily standing charge has INcreased by a similar amount!

By the way, ESB bills have to be one of the most convoluted bills ever, especially when the bill covers a price change.

Ash said:

Got our ESB bill recently and the joy of the reduced price per unit as heralded months ago quickly evaporated when we noticed the daily standing charge has INcreased by a similar amount!

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Is it not likely that the number of units of electricity used per day will mean that there is a net saving even with the increased standing charge?

By the way, ESB bills have to be one of the most convoluted bills ever, especially when the bill covers a price change.

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Yes - be careful about this too (although not necessarily in this case of a price decrease?):

ESB overcharging

The number of units probably will tip the balance. I dont remember hearing that the daily standing charge would go up though.

And thanks for the timely reminder about checking the bills at price change-over time.

Ash said:

The number of units probably will tip the balance.

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I don't think there's any 'probably' about it. The standard charge per unit inc. VAT has been reduced by 1.26 cent. The daily standing charge has been increased by 1.36 cent. If 'Standard Domestic' customers use, on average, more than 1 unit of electricity per day (20 is the average in my house) then they will be better off under the new pricing structure.