gmb45
12th June, 2009, 05:38 AM
what a load of boll-cks
BRITONS are enjoying some of the CHEAPEST gas and electricity in Europe, a shock new report has claimed.
A survey shows London is one of the cheapest capital cities when it comes to power bills.
The report by Austrian energy regulator E-Control claims average electricity costs in London are 12p per kWh - 10th in Europe.
They are HALF the rate charged in Danish capital Copenhagen.
London ranks 14th for gas - at 3.6p per kWh. Punters in Stockholm, Sweden, face an eye-watering cost of 11.7p.
The figures include tax, but even when this is stripped out London is still the cheapest for gas, according to E-Control.
One industry source said: "This just shows how good the UK has been at harvesting its own resources."
Average annual dual-fuel power bills in this country currently top ?1,200 - around ?3.50 a day.
The survey comes weeks after NPOWER told staff it was freezing pay this year to cope with spiralling costs. All six energy firms have cut bills this year.
THE head of the CBI is warning the lights "could go out" unless the Government starts making decisions on energy policy.
Richard Lambert said: "If we just sit on our hands, bad things will start to happen by 2016- 2017. We'll have a dash for gas from countries where you wouldn't want to go for your holidays."
BRITONS are enjoying some of the CHEAPEST gas and electricity in Europe, a shock new report has claimed.
A survey shows London is one of the cheapest capital cities when it comes to power bills.
The report by Austrian energy regulator E-Control claims average electricity costs in London are 12p per kWh - 10th in Europe.
They are HALF the rate charged in Danish capital Copenhagen.
London ranks 14th for gas - at 3.6p per kWh. Punters in Stockholm, Sweden, face an eye-watering cost of 11.7p.
The figures include tax, but even when this is stripped out London is still the cheapest for gas, according to E-Control.
One industry source said: "This just shows how good the UK has been at harvesting its own resources."
Average annual dual-fuel power bills in this country currently top ?1,200 - around ?3.50 a day.
The survey comes weeks after NPOWER told staff it was freezing pay this year to cope with spiralling costs. All six energy firms have cut bills this year.
THE head of the CBI is warning the lights "could go out" unless the Government starts making decisions on energy policy.
Richard Lambert said: "If we just sit on our hands, bad things will start to happen by 2016- 2017. We'll have a dash for gas from countries where you wouldn't want to go for your holidays."