HC Deb 16 February 1990 vol 167 c472W
Mr. Barron

To 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. Baldry

The 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.