Energy bills to rise by 54% a year for millions

[life on mars]

Re: Energy bills to rise by 54% a year for millions

I've sobered up now, my spell check is back working, my typing hand /fist is no longer swollen .

We could be self efficient if we didn't restrain ourselves so much now , yes renewables are the answer in the long term, surely it’s about the timing and how we get there .

The green levy is being paid and hurting consumer especially now as world prices go up driven by foreign governments decisions and our lack of self efficiency..

Yes the climate act change in 2008 affected us all sadly its not delivered the benefits quick enough by suspending it we buy some time for the needy .

We actual don't need to import energy we could use our reserves just to get over the next few years we sit on hundreds of years’ worth of coal / oil

We buy in trillions of tonnes of coal to burn whilst we are sat on it

We import Electricity even though we have wind / solar farms, sadly when there is little wind or sun we run low .


USA is now self-efficient by using shale , which we temporary could exploit , the USA kilowatt power is half that of UK .

Why are we not building Nuclear Power stations ?? Hopefully the Roll Royce builds will come on line soon

[cyril evans awaydays]

Re: Energy bills to rise by 54% a year for millions

I've sobered up now, my spell check is back working, my typing hand /fist is no longer swollen .

We could be self efficient if we didn't restrain ourselves so much now , yes renewables are the answer in the long term, surely it’s about the timing and how we get there .

The green levy is being paid and hurting consumer especially now as world prices go up driven by foreign governments decisions and our lack of self efficiency..

Yes the climate act change in 2008 affected us all sadly its not delivered the benefits quick enough by suspending it we buy some time for the needy .

We actual don't need to import energy we could use our reserves just to get over the next few years we sit on hundreds of years’ worth of coal / oil

We buy in trillions of tonnes of coal to burn whilst we are sat on it

We import Electricity even though we have wind / solar farms, sadly when there is little wind or sun we run low .


USA is now self-efficient by using shale , which we temporary could exploit , the USA kilowatt power is half that of UK .

Why are we not building Nuclear Power stations ?? Hopefully the Roll Royce builds will come on line soon

The wholesale price for gas and electricity has doubled under the new energy cap leading to windfall profits for the extraction and generating companies. Compensating energy suppliers for taking on customers from failed suppliers caught out by those rises has added around £70 to the tariff.

The green levy, which is applied to energy companies and rebated if they use renewables raised £2 billion per annum. Under the new cap energy companies have been allowed to increase their profits by 60% from £23 to £37 per tariff. The extra VAT raised on the higher prices results in an extra £2 billion into treasury coffers.

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/feb/03/how-the-uk-energy-price-cap-is-calculated-and-affects-your-bill

Still, Ed Milliband and the green levy, foreign governments and lack of "self efficiency" eh. Glad you have sobered up.

[blue matt]

Re: Energy bills to rise by 54% a year for millions

I've sobered up now, my spell check is back working, my typing hand /fist is no longer swollen .

We could be self efficient if we didn't restrain ourselves so much now , yes renewables are the answer in the long term, surely it’s about the timing and how we get there .

The green levy is being paid and hurting consumer especially now as world prices go up driven by foreign governments decisions and our lack of self efficiency..

Yes the climate act change in 2008 affected us all sadly its not delivered the benefits quick enough by suspending it we buy some time for the needy .

We actual don't need to import energy we could use our reserves just to get over the next few years we sit on hundreds of years’ worth of coal / oil

We buy in trillions of tonnes of coal to burn whilst we are sat on it

We import Electricity even though we have wind / solar farms, sadly when there is little wind or sun we run low .


USA is now self-efficient by using shale , which we temporary could exploit , the USA kilowatt power is half that of UK .

Why are we not building Nuclear Power stations ?? Hopefully the Roll Royce builds will come on line soon

Im going out on a limb here

all of the above is the Tories fault, mostly Boris but past tories should also be blamed

[cyril evans awaydays]

Re: Energy bills to rise by 54% a year for millions

Im going out on a limb here

all of the above is the Tories fault, mostly Boris but past tories should also be blamed

You were probably being ironic given that LoM tried to pin it all on a Labour Government levy introduced in 2002 in his opening post.

[Hilts]

Re: Energy bills to rise by 54% a year for millions

Brexit Britain is looking such a brilliant place. Cant even get my blue passport for a couple of years.

[Doucas]

Re: Energy bills to rise by 54% a year for millions

I've sobered up now, my spell check is back working, my typing hand /fist is no longer swollen .

We could be self efficient if we didn't restrain ourselves so much now , yes renewables are the answer in the long term, surely it’s about the timing and how we get there .

The green levy is being paid and hurting consumer especially now as world prices go up driven by foreign governments decisions and our lack of self efficiency..

Yes the climate act change in 2008 affected us all sadly its not delivered the benefits quick enough by suspending it we buy some time for the needy .

We actual don't need to import energy we could use our reserves just to get over the next few years we sit on hundreds of years’ worth of coal / oil

We buy in trillions of tonnes of coal to burn whilst we are sat on it

We import Electricity even though we have wind / solar farms, sadly when there is little wind or sun we run low .


USA is now self-efficient by using shale , which we temporary could exploit , the USA kilowatt power is half that of UK .

Why are we not building Nuclear Power stations ?? Hopefully the Roll Royce builds will come on line soon

I completely agree with you on nuclear. It's environmentally friendly (in terms of Co2), reliable and can last 40 years. I don't understand why we've been so reliant on foreign resources when we should have made long term investments like this decades ago.

[life on mars]

Re: Energy bills to rise by 54% a year for millions

I completely agree with you on nuclear. It's environmentally friendly (in terms of Co2), reliable and can last 40 years. I don't understand why we've been so reliant on foreign resources when we should have made long term investments like this decades ago.

I can't understand the lack of investment into Nuclear over the decades from all parties , they must know the admiral 2018 climate targets and reduction of fossil fuels extraction would effect power solutions in the future

The move by Germany to use coal and Russia rather than phase out Nuclear has probably effected these decisions over the decades in Europe and UK .

[life on mars]

Re: Energy bills to rise by 54% a year for millions

Some sense at last as the goverment agrees 6 new licences to fire up North Sea Oil rigs .

Renewables may only offer part of our energy needs via the Sun or wind sadly they are not able to power the country and may never provide a 100% solution, as we have to power huge generators , therfefore we will always need nuclear, gas, coal, oil or some form of biomass fired solution.

[delmbox]

Re: Energy bills to rise by 54% a year for millions

Some sense at last as the goverment agrees 6 new licences to fire up North Sea Oil rigs .

Renewables may only offer part of our energy needs via the Sun or wind sadly they are not able to power the country and may never provide a 100% solution, as we have to power huge generators , therfefore we will always need nuclear, gas, coal, oil or some form of biomass fired solution.

What's this knowledgable sweeping statement based on then?

[Eric Cartman]

Re: Energy bills to rise by 54% a year for millions

Some sense at last as the goverment agrees 6 new licences to fire up North Sea Oil rigs .

Renewables may only offer part of our energy needs via the Sun or wind sadly they are not able to power the country and may never provide a 100% solution, as we have to power huge generators , therfefore we will always need nuclear, gas, coal, oil or some form of biomass fired solution.

Unless we own it, it will just go to the highest bidder like UK gas does. We sold our chance of being energy secure a long time ago.

[life on mars]

Re: Energy bills to rise by 54% a year for millions

What's this knowledgable sweeping statement based on then?

Physics

[life on mars]

Re: Energy bills to rise by 54% a year for millions

Unless we own it, it will just go to the highest bidder like UK gas does. We sold our chance of being energy secure a long time ago.

Sadly you are right

[Rjk]

Re: Energy bills to rise by 54% a year for millions

Physics

that seems to go against current UK energy policy then

[delmbox]

Re: Energy bills to rise by 54% a year for millions

Physics

And what are your qualifications in physics?

[dandywarhol]

Re: Energy bills to rise by 54% a year for millions

The price cap on energy tariffs for 22 million households will be updated every three months from October, under proposals Ofgem has set out.

The regulator said that moving to quarterly updates to the level of the cap, which is changed twice a year, was its preferred option to try to prevent the cap inflicting losses on suppliers at times of volatility in wholesale prices.
Scary stuff.