§ Mr. BarronTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what was the average cost of electricity in each year from 1974 to(a) industry and (b) domestic consumers.
§ Mr. BaldryThe information required is detailed in the table:
Revenue per Kwh sold by class of customer, pence/Kwh (money of the day) Year Domestic Industry 1974–75 1.288 1.109 1975–76 1.909 1.431 1976–77 2.318 1.649 1977–78 2.635 1.866 1978–79 2.860 2.028 1979–80 3.227 2.314 1980–81 4.221 2.878 1981–82 4.774 3.273 1982–83 5.378 3.503 1983–84 5.379 3.430 1984–85 5.451 3.495 1985–86 5.607 3.599 1986–87 5.622 3.561 1987–88 5.583 3.504 11988–89 5.988 3.745 1 Electricity Council "Annual Report and Accounts 1988–89". Source: Electricity Council "Handbook of Electricity Supply Statistics 1988" table 46.