Guest 725- Registered: 7 Oct 2011
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Don't quite understand what this has to do with high energy bills Gary. Under law it is the responsibly of the energy companies to do the best for their shareholders. Nothing wrong with that at all. That's what makes competition and we are, in general, the better for it..
Where the model falls over, in the case of our energy bills increasing, is in the transparency of the wholesale and retail price of gas and electricity generation. It makes me laugh so much seeing the government bleating that they are unable to see the figures behind this situation. What a hopeless bunch eh?
The other complication is with the global warming religion which has done so much to saddle us with so many problems. Ages ago I warned that this obsession with the climate change religion would lead to higher bills (I was right) and also warned that it would lead to blackouts in the future (according to a recent study published last week or so I was right once again) and I warned that it would lead to a crippling effect on our manufacturing output due to high energy costs (once again folks I was correct).
The climate change bill passed by labour, liberals and the tories (who most wholeheartedly embraced this disgusting law so shame on them) is officially the most expensive piece of legislation ever introduced in the UK in it's entire history.
This is why your bills are so expensive and this is why we are going to shut down much of our power station output and replace them with stations which put us at the mercy of Russia and other countries.
This is also why we are seeing so many useless wind turbines blighting our countryside and shoreline.
So next time you hear anyone bleat on about the rising cost of their bills ask them if they agree with all this environmental nonsense which is being put upon us all.
If they agree to it all then tell them they deserve all they get and should stop whining. It's falling for the climate change myth that has left us in the situation we're in now.
Oh by the way your bills will double over the next few years.
Remember you heard it here first.
Guest 671- Registered: 4 May 2008
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Philip
"Don't quite understand what this has to do with high energy bills Gary. Under law it is the responsibly of the energy companies to do the best for their shareholders. Nothing wrong with that at all. That's what makes competition and we are, in general, the better for it.."
It's very simple.
Price of oil goes up, everything goes up.
Price of oil comes down, prices of everything still go up.
That's Greed.
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Guest 725- Registered: 7 Oct 2011
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Gary in the future the cost of your energy will be the least of your problems. The problem you and everyone else will face is when will they turn the electricity back on again. Will the rotated power cuts kick in tonight or tomorrow morning? Best ring the Missus to make sure she prepares supper in time for the family to eat while the lights are still on. Oh Damn that means the next morning the power cuts will start and breakfast is going to be a complete pig!
Oh noes this means that there's no point in me turning up for work tomorrow morning as the firm I work for will have all their computer terminals switched off.
This is the future mark my words.
I agree with you Gary when you you talk about the wholesale cost of oil rising and falling and the price not being reflected in our bills but all this takes is primary legislation from the government reforming the current situation regarding this awful situation - don't hold your breath though it's not going to happen. Ofgem have proved themselves to be singularly useless as a watchdog and instead of using their teeth they use their tongue to lick the faces of the energy companies.
As I've said before much of our electricity capacity will be shut down very soon. Five perfectly usable coal fired power stations will close for religious purposes following a law passed by the tories, labour and the liberals.
So Yes you are right about the energy company greed in this matter but that is only half the story.
Guest 671- Registered: 4 May 2008
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Philip.
You may be right with the above.
But for me, it is not about power cuts, it's about our elderly and vulnerable dying again this winter because they cannot afford to turn on their own heating.
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Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Oops!
That is not quite what I was looking for. What would be more useful in our climate is a Hot-Box...
http://www.motherearthnews.com/do-it-yourself/haybox-cooking-zmaz80jfzraw.aspx
[you will have to close the ad that pops-up]
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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But there going to give us £200 which we must pay bk Lol
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