
Understanding Non-Commodity Costs on Energy Bills
How non-energy costs are passed through to household and business consumers in their gas and electricity bills

What will you learn?
Principles of non-commodity cost recovery in gas and electricity markets
How policy, network, and other costs are passed through to different customers and reflected in bills
How these costs change over time and the outlook for non-commodity charges
Who is it for?
Gas and electricity suppliers
Regulators and government departments
Businesses needing a better understanding of their energy bills
Energy advisors and brokers
Delivery format
Live online delivery
This course runs across two days, two hours each day
Price
£649 +VAT
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Helping you understand how non-commodity costs find their way on to customer’s energy bills
Understand the principles for passing through costs to consumers
Costs associated with energy networks, government policy schemes and other initiatives embedded in the gas and electricity markets in GB.
Delve into how costs feature on customers bills
Our experts will set out how costs feature in a customer’s unit rate or standing charge, which customers may be exempt from some charges, how costs change over time and the outlook for these important elements of a customer’s bill.
Designed and delivered by market experts
Courses designed and delivered by trusted, independent energy experts from Cornwall Insight. The online session delivers a mix of lecture-style learning, case studies and worked examples to reinforce learning.
3 – 4 November 2026 | 10am-12pm
16 – 17 February 2027 | 10am-12pm
29 – 30 June 2027 | 10am-12pm
9 – 10 November 2027 | 10am-12pm
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