Fuel hike hits the Highlands
Householders in the Scottish Hydro energy area, which reaches from the Shetland Isles in the north to Perth in the south, have seen a 9.1 per cent increase in their dual fuel energy bills, while their neighbours in the Scottish Power area, which includes the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, have only seen a hike of 7.2 per cent.
The Scottish Hydro area has also seen the UK’s lowest temperatures in the past 12 months, with an average temperature in 2012 of 6.9°C, compared to a UK average of 8.7°C.
The increase in average prices in the north will cost homeowners who are on a standard tariff and use an average of 3,300 kWh of electricity and 16,500 kWh of gas annually £109.57 more a year.