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Gas customer standing charge
Latest published rate, who sets it, and where it is forecast to go.
What Gas customer standing charge is, who sets the rate, what the revenue funds and where it is heading. Rates come from the Purely Energy non-commodity cost data hub; forecasts are our own.
Gas customer standing charge: what it is, who charges it, and what it pays for
What it is
The Gas customer standing charge charge in plain English
Fixed daily standing charge per gas meter point. Paid regardless of consumption. When expressed as p/kWh, smaller sites pay much more per unit than larger sites because the same fixed cost is spread over fewer kWh.
Introduced 1996 (gas market liberalisation).
Who charges it
The body that sets the rate
Your regional gas distribution network (Cadent, Northern Gas Networks, SGN or Wales & West Utilities) under Ofgem's RIIO-GD3 price control (from April 2026)
Unit
p/day
Applies to
All gas supplies (rate varies by local distribution zone and meter size)
What it pays for
Where the revenue ends up
Fixed costs of maintaining your gas network connection
Gas customer standing charge FAQs
What is the Gas customer standing charge charge?
Fixed daily standing charge per gas meter point. Paid regardless of consumption. When expressed as p/kWh, smaller sites pay much more per unit than larger sites because the same fixed cost is spread over fewer kWh.
Who sets the Gas customer standing charge rate?
The Gas customer standing charge rate is set by Your regional gas distribution network (Cadent, Northern Gas Networks, SGN or Wales & West Utilities) under Ofgem's RIIO-GD3 price control (from April 2026).
What does Gas customer standing charge pay for?
Gas customer standing charge revenue supports Fixed costs of maintaining your gas network connection.
What is the Gas customer standing charge rate?
Gas customer standing charge is set by your regional network operator, so there is no single national rate. Use the NCC calculator with your MPAN or postcode to see the rate for your region.
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