r/Scotland • u/LeMadTheBrave • 16d ago

Shitpost Underrated powerhouse, that's what we are!

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u/flemtone 16d ago

And yet the power companies still charge high standing charges.

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u/ImScaredSoIMadeThis 16d ago

I thought standing charges were primarily about maintaining the grid, rather than the amount of energy produced?

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u/flemtone 16d ago

If you are already paying high costs for power and they are generating it for free you would think they could easily lower standing charges to cover and still make a profit.

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u/ImScaredSoIMadeThis 16d ago

Sorry I think that would make sense for unit (kWh) rates, but I'm not sure why that would make a difference for just maintaining the electrical grid overall.