Tariff type: Variable price
Standard variable
Get ultimate flexibility with this tariff. Choose from a variety of billing and payment methods and pay no early exit fees when you switch to another tariff.
Payment options: Direct Debit, Receipt of bill, Prepayment
Available for:
Gas and/or electricity
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- Variety of payment options
- Discount with electricity & gas paid by Direct Debit
- No early exit fee
- Optional online account management
- Variable rate tariff
Pay how you like
Choose from a number of payment options including prepayment, receipt of bill, and Direct Debit.
Variable rates
Your rates will go up or down as energy prices change.
With our Standard variable tariff, by paying for both electricity and gas by Direct Debit, you’ll benefit from a continuous discount through a reduction in your daily standing charge, worth £90 over each year.
Your daily standing charge will be discounted so that over a year you'll receive a discount of £40 on your electricity charges and £50 on your gas charges for paying by Direct Debit.
If you stop paying by Direct Debit, you'll move on to the non-discounted Receipt of Bill version of this tariff. If this happens, we'll let you know. There is no additional discount after 12 months as it is already taken into account in the price you pay each day. Subject to change.
Billing the way you want it
Choose to have a paper bill at no extra cost or avoid the pile-up of unwanted paper by managing your account online.
No early exit fee
There’s no exit fee if you decide to switch tariff or supplier.
Direct Debit discount
If you pay by Direct Debit, you’ll receive a discount.
With our Standard variable tariff, by paying for both electricity and gas by Direct Debit, you’ll benefit from a continuous discount through a reduction in your daily standing charge, worth £90 over each year.
Your daily standing charge will be discounted so that over a year you'll receive a discount of £40 on your electricity charges and £50 on your gas charges for paying by Direct Debit.
If you stop paying by Direct Debit, you'll move on to the non-discounted Receipt of Bill version of this tariff. If this happens, we'll let you know. There is no additional discount after 12 months as it is already taken into account in the price you pay each day. Subject to change.
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Tariff Information Labels
The TIL gives you all the information you need about a tariff in a standard format, to let you easily compare products. Each TIL is specific to the location of your property, fuel type (Gas or Electricity) and payment method.
The TIL contains infromation about the tariff, such as, costs for unit rates, standing charge costs, Tariff Comparison Rate (TCR), and discounts.
Download all the terms and conditions relating to this tariff below
There are some important things you should know about this tariff. We’ve put a brief summary below for you, but please ensure you download and read all the terms and conditions:
Download Standard terms and conditions (PDF, 95KB)
To see an estimate of how much you’d be paying with our Standard variable tariff, get a quote.
Standard variable: This is a variable rate tariff that’s available to new or existing customers with standard credit, Economy 7, or pre-payment meters paying by monthly or quarterly Direct Debit, pre-payment, or receipt of bill. You’ll be able to choose your billing method to either receive paper bills or manage your account online with paperless billing. There is no time limit to this tariff, leaving you free to switch at anytime without an early exit fees.
What is Economy 7?
Economy 7 is a tariff that provides lower cost electricity for 7 hours during the night (the 'off-peak' period) and higher cost electricity during the day and evening (the 'peak period'). This means that all electrical appliances that you use during the off-peak period (for example, overnight water heating and storage radiators/heaters, tumble dryers and washing machines) will cost less to run compared to using them during the peak period.
For further information just visit npower.com/economy7
Customers coming to the end of an npower fixed term and fixed price tariff will automatically be moved to this Standard tariff unless they have actively switched to another tariff.
Standing and Other Charges: This tariff has a standing charge. This applies, no matter how much energy you use. In addition to paying standing charges and charges for the energy you use, other charges may apply while you are a customer, such as costs associated with recovering a debt from you or certain costs associated with your meter. Please refer to the Standard terms and conditions above for full details.
A customer pays a standing charge separately to their energy usage. It's for the cost of delivering and supplying energy to their home, rather than energy usage. A standing charge may vary depending on what tariff a customer is on and whether the supply relates to electricity or gas.
Your daily standing charge will be discounted so that over a year you'll receive a discount of £40 on your electricity charges and £50 on your gas charges for paying by Direct Debit.
Your Direct Debit Discount: When you pay by Direct Debit, your daily standing charge will be discounted so that over a year you’ll receive a discount of £40 on your electricity charges and £50 on your gas charges for paying by Direct Debit. If you stop paying by Direct Debit, you’ll move on to the non-discounted Receipt of Bill version of our standard tariff. If this happens, we’ll let you know. There is no additional discount after 12 months as it is already taken into account in the price you pay each day. Subject to change.
Meter read reminders: We’ll use the reading(s) you supply to produce your next bill whenever possible. There may be some circumstances when it isn’t possible to use your meter reading and in this case we’ll estimate your consumption. Our agents will still require access to your meter to take readings and for safety checks. The meter reads you supply will be in addition to our own meter reads and will be used to provide the most up-to-date view on your statement.
Offer subject to availability and may be withdrawn, suspended or amended at any time.
