Make energy companies pay a standing charge to green generators tied to the grid

We want the Government to require energy companies to pay towards the maintenance and upkeep of renewable energy solutions that provide electricity to the grid, via a standing charge, in the same way that they have a standing charge to supply energy to the home.

This petition closed on 3 May 2024 with 28 signatures


Reticulating Splines

You may be interested in these active petitions

1. Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge - 194,452 signatures
2. Ban payment processors stopping services based on objections to legal content - 13,542 signatures
3. Abandon the plan to make Wales a "nation of sanctuary". - 4,274 signatures
4. Make a law to protect ILR from abolition and retrospective changes - 2,149 signatures
5. Adjust the £10 DWP Christmas Bonus introduced in 1972 to reflect inflation - 4,689 signatures

Energy companies have massively increased their standing charges before the consumer even uses any gas or electricity. Since most owners of solar panels, wind turbines etc. provide electricity to the grid, it is only right that the energy companies are required to pay a standing charge, on top of payments for the energy supplied.


Petition Signatures over time

Constituency Data

Reticulating Splines