In 2022, industries in the European countries of Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom paid some of the highest electricity prices in the world. Industrial activities in Italy saw prices increased from 14.5 pence per kilowatt-hour in 2019 to over 25.5 pence per kilowatt-hour in 2022. By comparison, United States-based businesses had an average electricity bill of seven pence per kilowatt-hour that year.
Electricity prices for industries worldwide from 2016 to 2022, by select country
(in pence per kilowatt-hour)
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GOV.UK. (September 28, 2023). Electricity prices for industries worldwide from 2016 to 2022, by select country (in pence per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461657/industrial-electricity-prices-worldwide-by-country/
GOV.UK. "Electricity prices for industries worldwide from 2016 to 2022, by select country (in pence per kilowatt-hour)." Chart. September 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461657/industrial-electricity-prices-worldwide-by-country/
GOV.UK. (2023). Electricity prices for industries worldwide from 2016 to 2022, by select country (in pence per kilowatt-hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461657/industrial-electricity-prices-worldwide-by-country/
GOV.UK. "Electricity Prices for Industries Worldwide from 2016 to 2022, by Select Country (in Pence per Kilowatt-hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461657/industrial-electricity-prices-worldwide-by-country/
GOV.UK, Electricity prices for industries worldwide from 2016 to 2022, by select country (in pence per kilowatt-hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461657/industrial-electricity-prices-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Electricity prices for industries worldwide from 2016 to 2022, by select country (in pence per kilowatt-hour) [Graph], GOV.UK, September 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461657/industrial-electricity-prices-worldwide-by-country/