Til gengæld steg prisvariationskoefficienten mellem medlemsstaterne kraftigt (fra 21,1% til 31,7%) inden for energisektoren, hvor dereguleringen knap nok er påbegyndt.
On the other hand, in the energy sector, where deregulation has hardly begun, the coefficient of price variation between Member States actually increased strongly (from 21.1 to 31.7%).