Recommendation 18

We welcome Ofgem’s ambition to reassess how costs are allocated across consumer energy bills, but we are unconvinced that its proposals for a mandatory zero or low standing charge tariff option will go far enough to address the inherent unfairness of the existing arrangement of standing charges. Moreover, while consumers should be given greater choice in how to pay for their energy bills, Ofgem must proceed with caution and recognise that its current proposals carry inherent risk for consumers, if 46 not accompanied by a robust information campaign and obligations on suppliers to ensure that consumers are adequately informed. (Conclusion, Paragraph 69)