Written question asked by Lord Donoughue (Labour) on Friday, 24 November 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 8 December 2017. It was answered by Lord Henley (Conservative) on Thursday, 30 November 2017 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Electricity: Fees and Charges

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Prior of Brampton on 26 October (HL2180–HL2182), in relation to electricity costs, what has been the percentage increase in Transmission Network Use of System charges between 2007 and 2017.

Answer: Network charging is a matter for Ofgem as the independent energy regulator, and Government does not hold the requested data. Ofgem has published an ‘Infographic: The Energy Network’ which shows that network costs fell by 45% following privatisation. There was then a planned increase in network costs from around 2006 to around 2015 to pay for network upgrades, with network costs remaining broadly flat since then. Network costs are still around 17% below levels at the time of privatisation due to improved efficiency, and have remained at around 25% of the average dual fuel bill for some time.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: HL3570
Session: 2017-19
Related items: Electricity: Fees and Charges
Thursday, 26 October 2017
Written questions
House of Lords; Electricity: Fees and Charges
Thursday, 26 October 2017
Written questions
House of Lords; Electricity: Fees and Charges
Thursday, 26 October 2017
Written questions
House of Lords
Grouped for answer: Yes
Subjects: Fees and charges Electricity National grid
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk