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Electricity prices for household consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st half 2010 to 1st half 2020, semi-annually (in euro cents per kilowatt-hour)

Characteristic	1.000-2.500 kWh	2.500-5.000 kWh
H1 2020	24.5	22.03
H2 2019	24.61	22.1
H1 2019	23.82	21.22
H2 2018	22.75	20.24
H1 2018	21.2	18.87
H2 2017	20.84	18.56
H1 2017	19.92	17.66
H2 2016	21.19	18.31
H1 2016	22.21	19.51
H2 2015	24.25	21.83
H1 2015	23.52	21.25
H2 2014	22.3	20.13
H1 2014	21.27	19.18
H2 2013	19.58	17.97
H1 2013	18.93	17.41
H2 2012	19.65	17.85
H1 2012	18.23	16.82
H2 2011	17.28	15.84
H1 2011	15.31	14.33
H2 2010	15.68	14.49
H1 2010	14.84	13.86

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December 2022

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

H1 2010 to H1 2020

Supplementary notes

Prices including all taxes, levies and VAT.
Band-DB (Small): annual consumption between 1.000 and 2.500 kWh
Band-DC (Medium): annual consumption between 2.500 and 5.000 kWh.

The published data are national average prices over a period over 6 months. Semester 1 prices are average prices between 1st January and 30th June of each year, semester 2 prices are average prices between 1st July and 31st December of each year.

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Household electricity prices in the United Kingdom averaged 22.03 euro cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in the first half of 2020. Over the past decade, household electricity prices have seen an overall increase, peaking at 22.10 euro cents per kWh in the second half of 2019. On average, the UK pays some of the highest electricity prices in Europe.

Annual electricity bills

In 2019, the average annual domestic electricity bill for those with an electricity consumption of up to 3,800 kWh was 608 British pounds. In comparison, those with a consumption of 6,000 kWh paid 837 British pounds. Payment methods also affect electricity bills, with consumers who used prepayment paying the least.
In 1970, the overall expenditure on electricity by all end users in the UK amounted to 1.5 billion British pounds. This increased significantly in the following decades and amounted to nearly 38 billion pounds by 2018.