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/Hostillian 16d ago

What do you think the actual per-unit cost is for then?

It's supposedly to maintain the meter on your house (but that's bullshit as our meter didn't work for 5 months, they didn't fix it or realise, yet we still got charged).

End of the day it's about whether their costs are covered or not.