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Electricity: Prices

Asked by Greg SmithConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 23 March 2026UIN 121468

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the average industrial electricity price for automotive manufacturers in (a) the UK and (b) international competitors.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The department publishes an annual comparison of the UK’s industrial electricity prices to the IEA and a bi-annual comparison of the UK’s non-domestic electricity prices to the EU.

International non-domestic energy prices - GOV.UK

These are average prices for industry and the non-domestic sector and do not disaggregate by sector of manufacturing.

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