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Question

Increases in electricity charges levied by JE

Published on: 1 March 2021

Question type: Written

Asked by: Kirsten Morel

Reference: WQ.67/2021

Answered by: Minister for Treasury and Resources

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WQ.67/2021

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TREASURY AND RESOURCES BY DEPUTY K.F. MOREL OF ST. LAWRENCE

QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 22nd FEBRUARY 2021 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 1st MARCH 2021

Question

In her role as Shareholder Representative, will the Minister provide an annual breakdown of the increases in electricity charges levied by Jersey Electricity for each year since 2015, providing also a comparison with R.P.I. Low Income for each year?

Answer

The table below shows the required information. In the period 2015-2020 the average annual electricity price increase was 1.4% against the average Jersey Low Income RPI figure of 2.5%.

 

Average 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Cumulativeper year

Electricity price rises 0% 0% 0% 2.0% 3.5% 2.5% 8.2% 1.4% Low income RPI 1.1% 1.8% 3.3% 3.4% 2.5% 1.9% 14.8% 2.5%