The Energy Crisis
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Re: The Energy Crisis
The price cap includes VAT, so it will be marginally less if that is removed - so if the cap does go up to the 4200 a year as mooted, it would be a flat 4k a year if you take the VAT off - or 16.67 a month less.
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Re: The Energy Crisis
How is the electric cut off?
Has the fuse been removed or are there pre pay meters on site with no credit?
If the property has been unoccupied for a period of time it's likely the gas has been capped for safety.
Edited to add - are you sure that the electric isn't just turned off at the consumer unit?
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Re: The Energy Crisis
That's really unusual.
Contact your local DNO and ask about getting the supply reinstated. You'd probably need to ask them if the fuse has been removed for safety reasons.
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The "too expensive to adminster" thing often strikes me more as a "can't be bothered" thing. How hard would it be to not send winter fuel payments to ex pats in Spain.......?SammyLeeWasOffside wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 1:40 pm Full on means testing I agree but they could surely do something basic to shift the money where it would be more needed.
They are doing it with people on benefits, pensioners etc.
All these civil servants surely someone is up to doing a system slightly more complex than pay everyone the same
Edited to add, scrub that, they've finally changed the rules........
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Re: The Energy Crisis
For my really uneducated brain, why has electric gone through the roof?
Gas I get and I’d have expected some knock on on to Electric but there’s not an Electric crisis is there?
Gas I get and I’d have expected some knock on on to Electric but there’s not an Electric crisis is there?
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Re: The Energy Crisis
Delbs - this is the crux of it and you won’t be the only one saying or thinking this, during the forthcoming ****-storm that we’ve so far barely entered.
Millions, who never had that thought in their head before will have it before the next 18 months are out.
Re: The Energy Crisis
Whilst we burn gas to make electric the high speed cable.that France use to send us cheap electric blew up the Ashford end in what October 21..._due back online march which ofc gets delayedBillydinho wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 11:22 pm For my really uneducated brain, why has electric gone through the roof?
Gas I get and I’d have expected some knock on on to Electric but there’s not an Electric crisis is there?
Still not fully working to speed now I believe
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Re: The Energy Crisis
I, for one, would be delighted to be dealing once more with those pleasant people at ATOS.
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Re: The Energy Crisis
A mixture of factors:Billydinho wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 11:22 pm For my really uneducated brain, why has electric gone through the roof?
Gas I get and I’d have expected some knock on on to Electric but there’s not an Electric crisis is there?
Gas-powered plants generate around 36% of our electricity.
Our electricity markets 'design' means gas price sets the price for electric consumers, electricity generated by the cheapest production methods (onshore & offshore wind, tidal and solar) is batched up with the most expensive (gas). Consumers can't get direct access to the cheaper low carbon electricity.
How a wind swept, tide bashed huddle of islands manoeuvred itself into almost total reliance on volatile global fossil fuels and 'got rid of the green crap' just when we needed it most will have our grandchildren scratching their heads in bafflement.
We're also one of two European countries who don't own our national grid and their charges have predictably gone up. Built by public money for public benefit but sold off for ideological reasons, mostly Australian owned last time I checked....someone has to pay for the £1.4bn dividends dished out to them last year alone.
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Re: The Energy Crisis
You know you've gone through the looking glass when even The Sun is calling for energy, water and the railways to be nationalised.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/19475914/ ... ter-state/
I'd definitely start with Thames Water, they've rinsed us dry (excuse the pun) for years.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/19475914/ ... ter-state/
I'd definitely start with Thames Water, they've rinsed us dry (excuse the pun) for years.
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How long after they nationalise the lot do they do the same as before.. under invest, let to go into decline before selling off to the private sector claiming it's a cracking deal for the statesmuts wrote: ↑Thu Aug 11, 2022 4:29 pm You know you've gone through the looking glass when even The Sun is calling for energy, water and the railways to be nationalised.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/19475914/ ... ter-state/
I'd definitely start with Thames Water, they've rinsed us dry (excuse the pun) for years.
Much like their doing with the NHS now
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Oh yes, the NHS. The longest privatisation in the history of capitalism. :lol:
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Re: The Energy Crisis
EDF to sue the French government over losses.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... -price-cap
https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... -price-cap
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Re: The Energy Crisis
It's staggering to think that some people will be paying more for gas/electricity than their mortgage. :shock:
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A few months ago I posted what's it going to hit? 3 grand a year? 4?westham,eggyandchips wrote: ↑Thu Aug 11, 2022 7:48 pm It's staggering to think that some people will be paying more for gas/electricity than their mortgage. :shock:
We should be so lucky...
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I fixed with them in September for 3 years. That's mad considering wholesale prices and global indicators were already showing the real possibility of longer term price rises (hence my eagerness to fix for as long as possible).alf git wrote: ↑Thu Aug 11, 2022 7:14 pm EDF to sue the French government over losses.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... -price-cap
Although that puts me in a decent position, it's sh*tty business foresight like that which contributes to them losing money. Basically their hedging failed.
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Re: The Energy Crisis
I know mortgages in the south are much higher but if I paid what British Gas suggested I do it would be more than my mortgage right now. I suggest large parts of the midlands-north could be in that boat.westham,eggyandchips wrote: ↑Thu Aug 11, 2022 7:48 pm It's staggering to think that some people will be paying more for gas/electricity than their mortgage. :shock:
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