UK households still pay nearly double the European average for electricity
Energy bills may finally be starting to come down, but Britain still pays more for its electricity than almost any other country.
Households in the UK pay almost double the average across Europe, according to research by retailer The Underfloor Heating Store.
It finds that we have the sixth most expensive energy tariff in the world – an average of 39 pence per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
One kilowatt-hour is the amount of energy required to fuel a 1000-watt appliance for one hour.
Electricity costs: UK households pay nearly double the average across Europe, according to research from retailer The Underfloor Heating Store
The most expensive country for energy is the Solomon Islands, in the Pacific Ocean, where locals pay 56 pence per kWh, followed by neighboring Vanuatu paying 48 pence, the small West African nation of Benin at 46 pence, Denmark at 44 pence and Germany at 43 pence each — ahead of Great Britain.
Cheapest countries for energy are Lebanon, Libya and Iran – where, unbelievably, houses pay less than 0.005 pence per kWh.
We pay more for our energy than almost any other European country, spending an average of 23 pence per kWh.
The research studied 194 countries.
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