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Cost breakdown of an electricity bill in Great Britain (GB) 2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 16, 2023

In 2020, wholesale costs made up the largest share of the electricity bill in Great Britain, with more than 29 percent of the total. Costs for environmental and social obligations followed in second, making up roughly 25.5 percent of the total that year.

Breakdown of costs for an electricity bill in Great Britain (GB) in 2020

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Characteristic	Share of costs in percentage
Wholesale costs	29.28%
Environmental and social obligation costs	25.48%
Networks costs	23.37%
Operating costs	16.34%
VAT	4.76%
Other direct costs	2.09%
Supplier pre-tax margin	-1.32%

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Details: United Kingdom (Great Britain); Ofgem; 2020

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Ofgem

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Ofgem

Published by

Ofgem

Source link

ofgem.gov.uk

Release date

November 2021

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

2020

Supplementary notes

According to the source, data is based on realized costs, as reported by the large legacy suppliers in their annual consolidated segmental statements.

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