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DESNZ · 13 December 2019 – 5 July 2024

Average annual electricity bill during the Conservative 2019–2024 government

2018 → 2023 · 5 periods

↑ 99.0%+£604 £ a year

Average annual electricity bill rose by 99.0% over the period, from £610 £ a year (2018, the level when the government took office) to £1,213 (2023, the last complete period before it left office).

  1. Inherited level 2018: £610
  2. Level when it left 2023: £1,213
  3. method: latest complete period before start / before end

Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.

Average annual electricity bill: 2014 to 2025CoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour£0£500£1k2014201620182020202220242014: £548 £ a year · published 30 June 20262015: £540 £ a year · published 30 June 20262016: £531 £ a year · published 30 June 20262017: £565 £ a year · published 30 June 20262018: £610 £ a year · published 30 June 20262019: £664 £ a year · published 30 June 20262020: £671 £ a year · published 30 June 20262021: £731 £ a year · published 30 June 20262022: £1,103 £ a year · published 30 June 20262023: £1,213 £ a year · published 30 June 20262024: £1,083 £ a year · published 30 June 20262025: £1,069 £ a year · published 30 June 2026
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Definition and caveats

DESNZ's estimate of the annual bill for a UK household using 2,700 kWh of standard electricity at the average tariff across all payment methods, in cash terms.

Doesn’t measure: What any household actually paid: consumption is fixed at the standard level, and households using more or less electricity, or on Economy 7, pay different amounts.