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GDN Customer Charge (Gas)
Current rates, who sets them, and where they are forecast to go.
What GDN Customer Charge (Gas)is, who sets the rate, what the revenue funds, and where it's heading. Sourced daily from the Purely Energy non-commodity cost data hub.
GDN Customer Charge (Gas): what it is, who charges it, and what it pays for
What it is
The GDN Customer Charge (Gas) 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 GDN under Ofgem RIIO-GD2
Unit
p/day
Applies to
UK business gas
What it pays for
Where the revenue ends up
Fixed costs of maintaining your gas network connection
GDN Customer Charge (Gas) FAQs
What is the GDN Customer Charge (Gas) 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 GDN Customer Charge (Gas) rate?
The GDN Customer Charge (Gas) rate is set by Your regional GDN under Ofgem RIIO-GD2.
What does GDN Customer Charge (Gas) pay for?
GDN Customer Charge (Gas) revenue supports Fixed costs of maintaining your gas network connection.
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