Timmy Dooley (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

No it is not. With respect, that is a kind of corporate speak. It is spreading costs but it is actually penalising people who have made an effort to insulate their homes and reduce the cost of electricity because it is putting a higher standing charge on them. Mr. Vickers is saying the only reason is because it is easier for Electric Ireland to tell people that it is charging a lower rate of electricity.