HC Deb 12 April 1994 vol 241 c103W
Mr. Thurnham

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the different domestic electricity tariffs throughout the United Kingdom, in descending order of price.

Mr. Eggar

The information is set out in the table:

Domestic Electricity Tariffs 1 April 1994
Standard tariff Economy 7
Standing charge per quarter (£) P/kwh Standing charge per quarter (£) P/kwh (day) P/kwh (night)
Public Electricity Supplier
South Wales 11.25 8.08 14.10 8.66 2.65
Northern 11.04 7.95 13.92 8.37 2.65
Manweb 11.55 7.78 14.80 8.15 2.81
Northern Ireland 13.95 7.75 18.55 8.21 2.68
Eastern 9.10 7.42 14.30 7.42 2.74
East Midlands 9.30 7.34 13.08 7.34 2.70
Southern 10.33 7.27 13.25 7.90 2.64
Yorkshire 10.13 7.22 13.21 7.63 2.83
Seeboard 10.84 7.21 13.92 7.21 2.68
Midlands 8.79 7.18 12.65 7.75 2.75
Scottish Power 10.11 7.13 15.22 7.70 2.93
South Western 11.45 7.11 15.00 8.52 2.84
London 12.22 7.08 15.31 7.67 2.76
Scottish Hydro 11.03 6.78 14.00 7.18 2.68
Norweb 10.84 6.60 14.27 7.07 2.61

NB. Companies are listed in descending order of unit cost per kilowatt hour under the standard tariff.

Other Notes: Manweb are giving a £10 rebate, Seeboard a £8 rebate and SWEB a £4.50 rebate. Most companies offer a set reduction for payments by direct debit. There are other tariffs by domestic consumers such as power key and special tariffs for storage heaters.