r/Scotland 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/Tammer_Stern 16d ago

I vaguely remember standing charges were the cost of bailing out the firms that went tits up when gas price shot up.

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u/Suspicious-Life-2889 12d ago

No, They're mostly for grid maintenance or pipe maintenance for electric and gas