Sharp rises in standing charges on standard electricity bills will see customers face very different cost increases depending on where they live.
Customers in South Scotland, Merseyside, North Wales and the South West of England will see the daily payments double from April.
Those in London and the East of England will see increases of less than 60%.
All consumer bills include a standing charge; a fixed daily payment covering the costs of supply and other levies.
The regulator Ofgem caps them for consumers on standard default tariffs in England, Wales and Scotland, although the cap varies by region.
Standing charges are not the biggest part of an energy bill, but they are set to rise by more than £71 a year on average in April.
Price per day for Single Rate Electricity Meter from April 2022 by British region in order of percentage charge.
- London: up 8p a day to 31p - a 38% increase
- Eastern: up 13p a day to 36p - a 58% increase
- South East: up 17p a day to 40p - a 73% increase
- North West: up 17p a day to 40p - 73% increase
- Southern: up 18p a day to 41p - an 80% increase
- Yorkshire: up 21p a day to 46p - an 81% increase
- North Scotland: up 22p a day to 48p - a 83% increase
- Northern: up 21p a day to 46p - an 85% increase
- East Midlands: up 20p a day to 43p - an 88% increase
- Midlands: up 22p a day to 46p - a 92% increase
- South Wales: up 22p a day to 46p - a 94% increase
- Southern Scotland: up 24p a day to 47p - a 100% increase
- South Western: up 25p a day to 49p - a 101% increase
- North Wales & Merseyside: up 23p a day to 45p - 102% increase
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