In October the UK will see a KWh of electricity rise to 50p per hour. The energy price cap will be around £3,582 and that will be a 81% riseContinue readingThe electricity price rise in January 2023 will be around 20% and the energy price cap will rise to £4,266 a year
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25% of your energy bill is not “Green Tax”
Many folk talking about “green levies” or “green tax” on energy bills. “We could save 25% off our energy bills if we had no green levies”, they say. Stop it.Continue reading25% of your energy bill is not “Green Tax”
Prices will not be going down, so, get used to it
Years of Quantatative Easing and low interest rates, plus the illogical lockdowns, have combined to produce high inflation, unaffordable energy prices and high(er) interest rates. Many people are bemused, theyContinue readingPrices will not be going down, so, get used to it
Ofgem changes energy price cap changes to every three months (was every six months)
In April, energy prices rose by 54% under Ofgem’s energy price cap, over the next six months, increases in the wholesale price of gas led to a 77% increase inContinue readingOfgem changes energy price cap changes to every three months (was every six months)
The G7 wants to cap Russian gas prices. I think the UK should cap Centrica, BP, and other generators.
It was only a short while ago that Boris Johnson the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom met up with other G7 leaders in Madrid. They came up with aContinue readingThe G7 wants to cap Russian gas prices. I think the UK should cap Centrica, BP, and other generators.
Energy: Why I cancelled my direct debit
I always shopped around for the lowest price energy deals. I used OVO for a while, but ended up with Symbio who were offering a KWh for 10p. This wasContinue readingEnergy: Why I cancelled my direct debit
Emergency! Small business will not survive at 60p per KWh and £3 daily standing charge
Small businesses in the UK employ over 60% of the workforce, but, now, hundreds of thousands are set to throw in the towel as fixed priced energy deals finish, toContinue readingEmergency! Small business will not survive at 60p per KWh and £3 daily standing charge
UK Energy Policy: We need nationalised energy supply, or solar panels on every rooftop in UK
From October, the cheapest electricity available in the UK will be 50p per KWh, a price dictated by Ofgem’s energy price cap. This is simply unaffordable for many millions ofContinue readingUK Energy Policy: We need nationalised energy supply, or solar panels on every rooftop in UK
Centrica and Shell make big profits, but, windfall taxes aren’t going to help
The news that Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, made £1.3 billion profits in the last six months, more than the £262 million it made in the same sixContinue readingCentrica and Shell make big profits, but, windfall taxes aren’t going to help
Is Keir Starmer on the wrong side of the argument as he drops Nationalisation plans?
Sir Keir Starmer pledged to support “common ownership” when he became Leader of The Labour Party on 4th April 2020. Fifth on his list of ten pledges read… “Public servicesContinue readingIs Keir Starmer on the wrong side of the argument as he drops Nationalisation plans?