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Written question asked by Tom Greatrex (Labour) on Thursday, 29 January 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 February 2015 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Tuesday, 3 February 2015. A substantive answer was provided by Matt Hancock (Conservative) on Monday, 9 February 2015 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Energy: Prices

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the average cost to domestic consumers per GWh of (a) gas and (b) electricity in each month of 2014.

Answer

DECC do not produce monthly estimates of gas and electricity costs. A monthly index of the price of domestic gas and electricity is published by the Office for National Statistics as part of their Consumer Price Index. This series is an index with 2005 prices = 100.

Electricity

Gas

Jan-14

199.9

250.7

Feb-14

200.4

251.3

Mar-14

199.8

250.5

Apr-14

198.6

249.4

May-14

198.6

249.4

Jun-14

198.6

249.4

Jul-14

198.6

249.4

Aug-14

198.6

249.4

Sep-14

198.6

249.4

Oct-14

198.6

249.3

Nov-14

198.6

249.3

Dec-14

198.6

249.3

In 2014 DECC estimates that the average price of electricity was 15.57 pence/kWh based on annual consumption of 3,800 kWh/year, with the average price of gas 5.02 pence/kWh based on consumption of 15,000 kWh / year.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
222720
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Energy Prices
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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