British Gas
- 1 August 2017 08:44332020
- Captain Haddock
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1 August 2017 11:22332022Statement from CEO (British Gas being part of Centrica) here:- https://www.britishgas.co.uk/media/r/1486/why_we_ve_had_to_raise_electricity_prices_-_our_f
Centrica Annual Report for 2016 here:- https://www.centrica.com/investors/financial-reporting/2016-annual-report
From the FT:-
Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, insisted it had been making a loss on the supply of electricity to UK homes for more than a year as it announced a 12.5 per cent price increase for 3.1m domestic customers from the middle of next month.
It blamed the rising costs of government energy policies, such as subsidies to support wind farms and solar projects, for the electricity price increase for customers on its standard tariff — the most common rate. These costs, plus network charges, had increased 16 per cent since 2014, the company said."The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson - Keith Sansum1
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1 August 2017 20:01332039My heart bleeds for themALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - Weird Granny Slater
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2 August 2017 09:01332064I think there was an older thread about this but, until the utilities are taken back into state ownership or we achieve the anarchist utopia we're all seeking, it is worth taking a look at that collective deal if you haven't done so already:
https://bigcommunityswitch.ichoosr.com/Product/index.rails?utm_medium=web&location=dover
or
https://bigcommunityswitch.ichoosr.com/Product/index.rails?actionId=599
I can tell you that, though I'm still being fleeced, that fleece is now £300 per annum lighter than it was last year.Reginald Barrington likes this'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus - Captain Haddock
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2 August 2017 10:42332072FWIW I changed to OVO a few years ago, saved myself a small fortune and enjoy excellent customer support. Small is indeed beautiful as E. F. Schumacher said.
https://www.ovoenergy.com/"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson - Weird Granny Slater
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6 August 2017 15:57332265'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus