Octopus Tracker tariff, the unit rates have been similar on many occasions in recent history actually but can’t do much about the standing charge right now due to OFGEM not acting in the best interest of people (maybe bag 50 quid from a [referral](https://share.octopus.energy/rich-panda-849) if you aren’t with them already). Octopus Energy – Tracker Pricing History: https://www.xv5.co.uk/
Am in part of the country that produces more renewable electric than it uses and I was paying 25p standing and 22 kwh unit price a few years ago.
When we moved in here our monthly bill was £65 for gas and electric – 4 years ago.
Now paying just over twice that.
Quadrupled standing charge in 4yrs. Cost of living crisis is real. Not really laughing…
Used to sell it door-to-door as a Summer job in 2006.
Vividly remember it being 7p unit rate for electricity back then.
I also remember there being a no-standing charge option. The unit rates would be higher in exchange but the total cost of the bill was always the same regardless of standing charge or non.
Back then we also sold capped rates, meaning the unit rates wouldn’t go up but could come down.
I always worked out the bill at the customers current rates via a recent statement and our rates in order to do a price comparison. If we were more expensive I walked away.
I also vividly remember knocking on house of an old lady who had some legacy staff tariff from the 70s, her unit rate was like 1p or something absurd. I made sure to tell her never to change!
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Ah the good old days when I were a lad.
What really pisses me off is the standing charge – ofgem should be ashamed of themselves.
Waves hello from 2009, with a mortgage rate of 0.79%
It’s a total raquet, the whole energy price cap makes no sense either since it’s based on “typical usage” and not per unit of electricity used.
My standing charge currently is 52p a day 🥲
My dual fuel tariff is from September 2021, but due to expire in September this year.
I’m dreading whatever the current prices are.
Currently on 23.8p/9.6p electric with standing charge of 24p. Gas is 3.8p with standing charge of 19.8p.
Tbh, I set up a 80 quid DD but average about 70 a month, so I’m hoping it won’t rise to much more over 120.
To be fair I get roughly that now on Octopus Agile tariff. Sometimes down to 3p.
Back in the day!
Pah you were paying that much!
[No standing charge and 9.89837p kWh](https://imgur.com/a/goaKZw3)
Octopus Tracker tariff, the unit rates have been similar on many occasions in recent history actually but can’t do much about the standing charge right now due to OFGEM not acting in the best interest of people (maybe bag 50 quid from a [referral](https://share.octopus.energy/rich-panda-849) if you aren’t with them already). Octopus Energy – Tracker Pricing History: https://www.xv5.co.uk/
Am in part of the country that produces more renewable electric than it uses and I was paying 25p standing and 22 kwh unit price a few years ago.
When we moved in here our monthly bill was £65 for gas and electric – 4 years ago.
Now paying just over twice that.
Quadrupled standing charge in 4yrs. Cost of living crisis is real. Not really laughing…
Used to sell it door-to-door as a Summer job in 2006.
Vividly remember it being 7p unit rate for electricity back then.
I also remember there being a no-standing charge option. The unit rates would be higher in exchange but the total cost of the bill was always the same regardless of standing charge or non.
Back then we also sold capped rates, meaning the unit rates wouldn’t go up but could come down.
I always worked out the bill at the customers current rates via a recent statement and our rates in order to do a price comparison. If we were more expensive I walked away.
I also vividly remember knocking on house of an old lady who had some legacy staff tariff from the 70s, her unit rate was like 1p or something absurd. I made sure to tell her never to change!
3 and a half bob a month isn’t half bad
Send it back and tell them to pay it themselves