I’ve been hearing a lot of stories about businesses being charged ridiculous amounts for electricity and gas due to the fact that they’re not protected by a price cap likeContinue readingSchools are planning four, or even three day weeks to deal with energy price rises
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EMERGENCY: We need a plan to FREEZE the unit cost of electricity and gas to domestic and business users
Last week, Liberal Democrat Leader, Ed Davey came up with a plan to freeze the unit price of gas and electricity paid by UK consumers, while Ex Prime Minister GordonContinue readingEMERGENCY: We need a plan to FREEZE the unit cost of electricity and gas to domestic and business users
Neither Sunak nor Truss have a plan to decrease the unit price of energy
The biggest problem that people in the UK face today is the unaffordable unit price of electricity and gas, together with the insane rises in standing charges, yet, neither candidateContinue readingNeither Sunak nor Truss have a plan to decrease the unit price of energy
Lucky me, everything I did to reduce my reliance on The National Grid was down to “luck”
Fourteen years ago, I became terrified by the rising price of natural gas in the UK. The costs associated with central heating were getting to be unaffordable, and, anyway, theContinue readingLucky me, everything I did to reduce my reliance on The National Grid was down to “luck”
UK Government offers relief to big business on energy while doing nothing for small businesses
The UK Government already offers relief to help big business with their energy costs. They call these businesses “energy intensive industries”. They have just announced further measures to help theseContinue readingUK Government offers relief to big business on energy while doing nothing for small businesses
Will Boris Johnson call a National Emergency
Yesterday, energy companies Centrica (the owner of British Gas), Scottish Power and EDF were invited to a meeting with Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer NadhimContinue readingWill Boris Johnson call a National Emergency
Gordon Brown offers solutions to the energy crisis
If you can’t be bothered to read Gordon Brown’s article in the Guardian, I’ve listed the points he makes which could help alleviate the energy crisis in UK… 1. TheContinue readingGordon Brown offers solutions to the energy crisis
It is not the energy crisis that will kill the old and vulnerable this winter, it’s the hysteria happening right now.
The facts of the energy crisis are that the average dual fuel bill for gas and electricity will, in October 2022, be double that paid by folk before April 2022.Continue readingIt is not the energy crisis that will kill the old and vulnerable this winter, it’s the hysteria happening right now.
It’s obvious that Sunak’s £400 “universal assistance” was yet another ill considered action
In April, Portugal and Spain requested permission from the EU to cap the price of wholesale natural gas around the 40 Euro mark. The EU agreed the action and theContinue readingIt’s obvious that Sunak’s £400 “universal assistance” was yet another ill considered action
What happens to UK electricity prices in 2023?
Cornwall Insight’s prediction of a rise in the energy price cap to £3,582 a year from this October (a rise of 82%), and a further rise in January 2023 toContinue readingWhat happens to UK electricity prices in 2023?