RE: Standing Charges for Energy Bills to Go...?!?
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If the profit is less than 2% then people can't really say it's down to greed. There are so many different tariffs that it's hard to know what's right for you. I expect that electricity usage will not vary that much between a poor household and a rich one as running an oven or washing machine is the same for both. Rich people will spend a much smaller proportion of their money on such essentials and so not worry too much.
Because we could afford to install solar panels and a battery our energy costs should really drop. Even when there's not much sun we can charge the battery on cheap rate. If poorer households could get grants for such a system it could help them a lot whilst reducing load on the grid. I would hope they can get other energy saving grants for things like insulation. After all the fuss about winter payments for the elderly it seems some were not getting other money they were entitled to. That needs fixing.
There's a lot of irrationality in our energy systems for sure. I'm basically OK as my house is so small it's just very cheap. 10% of £1000 is much more manageable than 10% of £2000!
Too small for a proper solar system unfortunately!
Even a few panels can make a difference and a battery can shift consumption to cheap rate. In Germany people have panels on their apartment balconies that just plug in, but in the UK the wiring regulations are more restrictive.