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January 06, 2005
ScottishPower increase existing online prices
ScottishPower has announced an increase in their online domestic electricity and gas prices, effective for existing customers from the 10th January 2005.
New customers had already seen the price of the ScottishPower online tariff increase with effect from the 7th December 2004.
ScottishPower have said in their latest notice to existing customers, "Unfortunately, the pressure on wholesale energy costs has not decreased sufficiently to allow us to retain your current online prices - because of this, a price increase has become necessary."
This latest price hike, taking into account VAT and daily service charge, where applicable, means that ScottishPower Online customers will see their gas bills increase by an average 11.46% and electricity bills by 9.64% throughout the UK.
The effect on a standard domestic consumer who consumes 19,050 kWhs of gas and 3,300 kWhs of electricity, operating an online account with ScottishPower can be seen in the table below:
| Local Distribution Area | Pre Increase | Post increase | % increase |
| Eastern | £535.48 | £590.95 | 10.36% |
| East Midlands | £551.13 | £609.38 | 10.57% |
| London | £558.41 | £616.99 | 10.49% |
| Manweb | £590.09 | £648.62 | 9.92% |
| Midlands | £546.37 | £606.44 | 11.00% |
| Northern | £543.80 | £601.19 | 10.55% |
| Norweb | £540.51 | £605.98 | 12.11% |
| Scottish Hydro | £568.38 | £627.85 | 10.46% |
| ScottishPower | £596.33 | £655.29 | 9.89% |
| Seeboard | £541.93 | £599.12 | 10.55% |
| Southern | £547.95 | £605.94 | 10.58% |
| SWALEC | £580.14 | £641.06 | 10.50% |
| SWEB | £576.89 | £640.78 | 11.07% |
| Yorkshire | £545.58 | £604.27 | 10.76% |
| Overall Average | 10.63% | ||
| Based on standard domestic consumer consuming an average 3,300 kWhs electricity and 19,050 kWhs of gas per annum - paying by monthly direct debit. Analysis provided by www.energylinx.co.uk | |||
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Posted by energylinx at January 6, 2005 06:30 PM Technorati: Energy Prices
