[News] Energy bills to soar 50%

[TomandJerry]

"Energy bills will soar another 50% next year unless the government intervenes, the industry has warned.

Supplier EDF said the situation was "critical" as customers, already seeing record bills, are hit with more rises due to surging wholesale gas prices.

The increase in the price cap in April could be as much as £700, and by next October, the cap could easily exceed £2,000 - that is, twice as much as the levels seen last winter.

Merry Christmas and a happy new year from the energy industry."



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[nicko31]

Renewable energy suppliers not bound by the price cap have already hiked by prices 50%

The current situation is unsustainable, we could have fewer companies left in the spring than at privatisation

Could be the last winter of cheap energy, government would do well to offer some assistance on insulation.

 

[Pevenseagull]

In other utility news did everyone else get a Christmas card from Southern Water?

Personally I'd prefer them to have invested the money elsewhere i.e. not pumping shit into the sea.

 

[Boys 9d]

In other utility news did everyone else get a Christmas card from Southern Water?

Personally I'd prefer them to have invested the money elsewhere i.e. not pumping shit into the sea.

They've found an alternative disposal method by pumping in Lancing streets.

https://www.worthingherald.co.uk/ne...test-burst-just-days-before-christmas-3505816

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Oh great

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[studio150]

In other utility news did everyone else get a Christmas card from Southern Water?

If we did, my wife must have immediately recycled the card without me seeing it.

 

[BN41Albion]

If we did, my wife must have immediately recycled the card without me seeing it.

Given bin collection in the city it'll likely be sat in your recycle bin a good month or so before it gets collect, if you did fancy seeing what the good people of Southern Water had to say in their Christmas card

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Next year is going to be brutal with increased cost of living.

 

[junior]

I burn coal and wood. Heats the water too as we've a backboiler on the rayburn. Might get some solar panels at this rate.

 

[Baldseagull]

Energy company phoned today trying to sign us up to a new fixed price deal for the next 2 years, at a mere 3 x the current fixed deal price.

 

[Randy McNob]

Thatcher's legacy

 

[nicko31]

Thatcher's legacy

We get 50% of our gas from the north sea, its ours but we've lost control. A lot of pain ahead

 

[Boroseagull]

Had solar panels installed last week with generous grant of 40% from junta de Andalucia - it's been cloudy since and now 3 days of (very welcome) rain.

 

[southstandandy]

Luckily it's been so mild up to now we've still not required the heating to be on. The one upside of global warming?

 

[beorhthelm]

Thatcher's legacy

continuing to live in so many heads, what a legacy.

the problem is not supply for us on the edge of North Sea, its global prices. they are high due to a combination of fears over Russian supplies into Europe, with a ongoing backdrop of US cutting exports (because they ceased fracking), and China ramping up demand as they switch from coal to gas.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Next year is going to be brutal with increased cost of living.

Very much this. Fuel prices, Inflation, Economy tanking, Covid to be paid for, Good luck everyone.

 

[zamora the merrier]

continuing to live in so many heads, what a legacy.

the problem is not supply for us on the edge of North Sea, its global prices. they are high due to a combination of fears over Russian supplies into Europe, with a ongoing backdrop of US cutting exports (because they ceased fracking), and China ramping up demand as they switch from coal to gas.

Is the correct answer!

 

[portslade seagull]

Thatcher's legacy

This is far greater then that old witch. Look east towards Putin who will keep turning the screw until he gets what he wants from the west. Prices will keep rising until this is resolved

 

[zefarelly]

They've found an alternative disposal method by pumping in Lancing streets.

https://www.worthingherald.co.uk/ne...test-burst-just-days-before-christmas-3505816

Widewater is now Shitewater.

SW are quite literally a shower of shite.