Should energy standing charges be lowered and unit rates increased instead?

Currently, under the Energy Price Cap, everyone pays almost £300 a year just to access gas and electricity – even before they've used any – and that's because of daily standing charges.

Energy regulator Ofgem is currently seeking views from the industry on these costs, so we want to ask for yours. If the standing charge is cut, it will increase the cost of each unit of energy used – some argue the problem with this is it penalises vulnerable customers (for example, the elderly or ill) with high usage.

So we want to hear from you…