UK electricity prices over a brewing into the accelerating deterioration in inflation.

Soaring oil prices pushed up natural gas prices, rising cost of power generation to follow. .U.S. and UK electricity prices this winter are brewing, the United States may reach an average increase of 9.8%; and Britain could be close to 40%. .The result is bound to promote the further rise in inflation, weakening economic growth. .<P> (Http://finance.) United States Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration (EIA) report released on Tuesday next year, the United States could face a substantial hike in electricity, the average increase was 9.8%, almost a month ago .three times the 3.6% forecast. .The report also pointed out that the latest estimates, the United States this year, the tariff will increase by 5.2%, also higher than previously forecast just a month to 3.7%. .</ P> <P> EIA said in the report: "In the past few weeks, there have been many public utilities require the State to the competent authority granted price increases to cope with the dramatic power generation fuel prices rise. Most of the other public utilities ., it may soon have to pass these increased costs retail customers. "</ P> <P> At the same time, the British household gas bills and electricity bills this winter hike brewing, or may be as high as 40%. .British industry sources said the next year, per household costs of electricity and gas bills, may have to pay an average of four hundred pounds. .Rose well above analyst forecasts in recent months. .BBC Finance Commissioner, said completion of Leith, will be announced in August is likely to hike gas bills and electricity. .Very reluctant to take the lead in the energy sector rose news release, may be adopted-stage hike. .</ P> <P> international crude oil prices reaching all time highs and oil prices are closely related to the wholesale price of natural gas also could not withstand sharp gains. .Industry researchers have suggested that the wholesale price of natural gas this year will surge more than Qi Cheng. .U.S. Energy Information Administration economist Lide Dai also said that natural gas prices, electricity tariffs increase is caused by growing a major factor, because the price of natural gas accounts for about 20%. .</ P> <P>, which owns Britain's biggest energy supplier British Gas company Centrica ─ pointed out by the impact of surging wholesale prices, residential natural gas price hikes later this year will again. .</ P> <P> P-type according to the Energy Information (Platts) data, the wholesale price of natural gas has jumped this year, 74% of the winter supply of natural gas prices this year has rushed a new high last month. .</ P> <P> At the same time, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling called for wage agreements should be put under control to avoid high inflation in the United Kingdom into a crisis. .However, Britain's largest union of public service trade unions (but warned that the sharp hike energy bills will result in dramatic impact on union members may pay for this restart negotiations. </ P> <P> London research firm Capital Economics pointed out that the gas .If fees and electricity rose 40%, as observed indicators of inflation, the retail price index will increase by 1 percentage point. British inflation rate is currently 4.3%. </ P> <P> Although crude oil, natural gas and electricity prices record high Diego ., the energy sector is still in charge, said capital spending revenue is difficult to cope. energy suppliers claim they need to inject more funds to build new power plants. </ P>.