I know, but it is a bit ironic that we are burning coal at all with COP 26 on our doorstep. It’s difficult to take the U.K. lead seriously under such circumstances.
Just had British Gas around to check our gas boiler. Annual service. What a shambles they are these days.
Ready to ride the gas price roller coaster? https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/UK-Could-See-Gas-Prices-As-High-As-1250-Per-MWh.html
How long will this all last before the public are screaming for hydraulic fracturing to go ahead in the U.K…
This could equally go in the Climate Change thread. Three hard truths about the Energy Transition. “Fossil fuels are here to stay. This is the message one oilfield major CEO had for those watching the surge of gas prices in Europe, some with trepidation, others with fascination. They are here to stay because they help ensure a country's energy security."We think there's three hard truths," Simonelli told CNBC in an interview this week. "Firstly, we've got to work together, accelerate the move towards decarbonization and also eliminating emissions. Secondly, hydrocarbons are here to stay … and natural gas, in fact, is a key element. And thirdly, we've got to do it together, collaborate and actually adopt the new technologies that are available” https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-...-Hard-Truths-About-The-Energy-Transition.html
Exactly. We have missed the boat a wee bit. It cannot be switched on like a light switch. Putins gas and all that comes with it, will be more accessible in the short term. There was a good program on last night on this Energy companies shutting down and billing malarchy. Octopus have gone bust. If you have a good deal with one of the big 6 then you will be luckier than some but it will all start to catch up with us all in April. And then what, wait around till we get some cheap energy from somewhere…. On that program last night we were told that the U.K. gas storage facilities no longer exists. We are reliant now on outside sources of gas. There was to be a gas storage facility developed in Fylde in washed out Halite by a company called Halite Energy Group. I think the environmentalists shut it down. @oss. I am beginning to wonder that Boris has taken his eye off the ball with this. It could be a massive problem. Difficult to see where cheap gas supplies can come from unless we kiss Putin’s butt.
I switched to EON and am on a fix until March, it will be horrific after that. I've reduced my power use a lot this year my resulting bill for this year could be 300 less than my last year when I was with British Gas, but on my reduced usage I expect my bill to go back up by the same amount in March.
Good strategy. If you don’t use any gas you won’t get a huge bill for it The geezer Martin Lewis explained last night, the price caps will rocket up in April. They are lagged. I just took out a 2 year agreement with EDF only a few weeks ago. Hopefully, the agreement will be honoured. Martin Lewis Show https://www.itv.com/hub/the-martin-lewis-money-show-live/2a1827
Did you watch Martin Lewis talking to James O'Brien on LBC the other day, Martin Lewis explained the impact of the price cap extremely well. I will be going for another fix in March but that should be under the current price cap I think, what's not obvious is when or if gas prices will come down as you could end up locking yourself into an expensive rate for a long time, I think I will try to lock in for another 12 months.
This is his written explanation and advice Latest weekly email: Martin's energy crisis emergency help (moneysavingexpert.com)
Scotland has more wind generation capacity now than our total Nuclear, Coal, Oil and Gas generating capacity back in the late 1980s when I worked for Scottish Power, I was surprised by that. They are also still quite a way from reaching the limits of wind power generating capacity for the Scottish onshore terrain and offshore opportunities.
Capacity as at June 2020 was 9.4 giga watts Wind power in Scotland - Wikipedia but I think I read somewhere that it is closer to 11 giga watts this year, from memory our total generation capacity when I worked for Scottish Power in the late 1980s was about 7 giga watts. Obviously Nuclear and Coal back then was baseload and accessible whereas wind without battery storage is less so but their achievement is impressive and storage technologies are coming.
