HC Deb 06 July 1977 vol 934 cc579-80W
Mr. Forman

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will set out in tabular form (a) the movement in the real price of electricity from 1945 to the latest available date and (b) in a parallel table, the movement in electricity consumption per capita over the same period.

Mr. Eadie,

pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 29th June 1977; Vol. 934, c. 215], gave the following information:

The figures are:

ELECTRICITY
(a) (b)
Year Movement in real price to domestic consumers Average consumption per domestic consumer in Great Britain
Pence per KWh(1976money) KWh
1948 2.554 1,229
1949 2.646 1,187
1950 2.480 1,245
1951 2.247 1,364
1952 2.286 1,316
1953 2.363 1,325
1954 2.358 1,366
1955 2.235 1,459
1956 2.242 1,587
1957 2.242 1,617
1958 2.277 1,793
1959 2.240 1,902
1960 2.146 2,157
1961 2.092 2,406
1962 2.059 2,827
1963 2.064 3,187
1964 2.093 3,127
1965 2.075 3,353
1966 2.060 3,442
1967 1.985 3,520
1968 2.137 3,702
1969 1.961 3,947
1970 1.802 4,158
1971 1.770 4,306
1972 1.751 4,571
1973 1.681 4,754
1974 1.673 4,775
1975 1.951 4,532
1976 2.148 4,267
(a) is derived from the average net selling value per KWh in Great Britain and estimates of "The Internal Purchasing Power of the Pound". The former is published in the "Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics" and the latter is given in the leaflet of that name published by the Central Statistical Office. The average net selling value—revenue divided by consumption—is influenced by variations in consumption and changes between tariffs by consumers as well as by changes in tariff charges.

It is regretted that there are no figures on average net selling values or average consumption for domestic consumers in Great Britain before 1948.