> Billing is purely on energy consumption. This is not the case in many jurisdictions, and sometimes varies within a jurisdiction. In British Columbia, my sum

> Billing is purely on energy consumption. This is not the case in many jurisdictions, and sometimes varies within a jurisdiction. In British Columbia, my summer electric bills were regularly more than 50% constant fees. In England, providers offer plans with varying levels of constant fees/"standing charge" and only very few plans have zero standing charge.