Electricity and gas costs up €200 in past year

Electricity and gas customers have reported large increases in their energy bills in 2013 with average annual household expenditure on both utilities costing almost €200 more than last year.

A survey carried out on behalf of the Commission of Energy Regulation demonstrates the impact of price-increases by electricity and gas suppliers over the past year.

The survey shows the average monthly electricity bill in winter has increased from €87 in 2012 to €96 this year. The average electricity bill in summer has also gone up by €4 to €63 per month. It means the average annual household electricity bill is now €954 compared with €876 last year — an increase of €78, or 8.9%.