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Industrial electricity price premium

Official

Part of the Infrastructure domain. UK industrial electricity price as a percentage above the IEA median for comparable industrial economies, measuring competitive disadvantage from energy costs.

Latest data

Latest reading

Latest value

63% above IEA median industrial price

2024

Previous value

63% above IEA median industrial price

no change

Change between the two latest observations (2024 to 2024), in stress score.

Direction of badnesshigher is worse

A higher reading is treated as worse for this indicator.

Score composition

Stress score

59/100

Since the August 2026 release

+1 ptsfrom 58 to 59

What changed on this indicator between the two releases: method only.

Blended from two measured components: (2/3 weight) and trend (1/3 weight); where no trend can be computed the metric is scored on its level alone. Volatility is published as a diagnostic and does not enter the blend. Full formula on the methodology page.

Level · 2/3 weight

63bounds

Bounds: scored against fixed best/worst limits, used until a metric has about eight years of verified data to rank against.

Trend · 1/3 weight

50stable

Neutral: the latest reading matches the one before it, so no change is measured.

Volatility · diagnostic, not blended

Provisional: fewer than four historical readings are available, so this defaults to a mid range score rather than a measured figure.

Data confidence and provenance

Confidence and source

0.80Medium0.80

How much weight to put on the reading, the mean data-confidence across the component metrics (source quality, recency and completeness).

Source

Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroOfficial

Energy price statistics incl. international comparisons

Update frequency: Quarterly/Annual
Reliability: high

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Provenance

Provider: DESNZ
Series ID: UK industrial electricity premium vs IEA median
Frequency: annual
Accessed: 13 August 2026

Known weakness

IEA comparators and exchange-rate timing affect the premium calculation; the industrial price basket definition varies across countries making exact comparisons approximate.

Notes

Verified official value from DESNZ (UK industrial electricity premium vs IEA median), accessed 2026-08-13.

Historical values

History

Period	Value	Relative
2024	63