Households In Scotland Paying More Compared To England And Wales
Households in Stirling are paying on average £1773 per year for their energy bills, making it the 40th most expensive out of 408 regions in the UK.
According to data from comparethemarket.com, households in Stirling are already paying 28% more than the price cap that is set to be introduced in October this year.
The data also shows that people across Scotland are paying more on their bills than compared to England and Wales.
Commenting, SNP MSP Evelyn Tweed said:
“People across Scotland, including in Stirling, are paying the price for sky high energy bills, despite Scotland having an abundance of resources in oil and gas and renewables.
“The vast revenue from Scotland’s oil and gas industry has been squandered by UK governments for decades under Westminster control. Now it’s consumers in Stirling who are getting hammered with higher average energy costs, with bills here being the 40th most expensive out of 408 areas in Great Britain.
“This is also a result of the outrageous and expensive transmission charges that are charged in Scotland for companies to access the national grid here.
“The Chancellor announced measures last month which – welcome though they were – will barely scratch the surface of the rocketing energy bills crippling households now and in the winter months to come.
“High fuel bills in Stirling and across Scotland lay squarely at the door of the Westminster government and hammers home why Scotland needs the full range of powers that will come with independence.”
Notes
Full list of all available areas in Britain here:https://www.comparethemarket.com/energy/content/the-energy-index/
Scotland areas:
| Rank | Local Authority | Nation | Ave. Annual Bill | % -/+ Cap |
| 154 | Aberdeen City | Scotland | £1,610 | 20.7% |
| 7 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | £2,004 | 36.3% |
| 52 | Angus | Scotland | £1,733 | 26.3% |
| 23 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | £1,846 | 30.8% |
| 286 | City of Edinburgh | Scotland | £1,515 | 15.7% |
| 144 | Clackmannanshire | Scotland | £1,615 | 20.9% |
| 95 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | £1,660 | 23.1% |
| 60 | Dundee City | Scotland | £1,721 | 25.8% |
| 118 | East Ayrshire | Scotland | £1,635 | 21.9% |
| 18 | East Dunbartonshire | Scotland | £1,864 | 31.5% |
| 148 | East Lothian | Scotland | £1,613 | 20.8% |
| 12 | East Renfrewshire | Scotland | £1,918 | 33.4% |
| 186 | Falkirk | Scotland | £1,585 | 19.4% |
| 117 | Fife | Scotland | £1,635 | 21.9% |
| 383 | Glasgow City | Scotland | £1,415 | 9.8% |
| 19 | Highland | Scotland | £1,856 | 31.2% |
| 49 | Inverclyde | Scotland | £1,737 | 26.5% |
| 196 | Midlothian | Scotland | £1,574 | 18.9% |
| 53 | Moray | Scotland | £1,732 | 26.3% |
| 136 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | £1,619 | 21.1% |
| 209 | North Ayrshire | Scotland | £1,564 | 18.4% |
| 84 | North Lanarkshire | Scotland | £1,671 | 23.6% |
| 2 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | £2,504 | 49.0% |
| 46 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | £1,742 | 26.7% |
| 169 | Renfrewshire | Scotland | £1,595 | 19.9% |
| 294 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | £1,511 | 15.5% |
| 1 | Shetland Islands | Scotland | £2,642 | 51.7% |
| 78 | South Ayrshire | Scotland | £1,684 | 24.2% |
| 77 | South Lanarkshire | Scotland | £1,684 | 24.2% |
| 40 | Stirling | Scotland | £1,773 | 28.0% |
| 219 | West Dunbartonshire | Scotland | £1,555 | 17.9% |
| 100 | West Lothian | Scotland | £1,649 | 22.6% |