In article ,
John Rumm writes:

I would have thought if you went for one of the contracts where they in
effect incorporate the standing charge into the gas price for the first
"n" units, then you should be able to simply use less (i.e. none!) and
hence pay nothing.

In the two summer quarters, I never get through the first "n" units,
so my standing charge is effectively reduced.

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Andrew Gabriel
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