Energy Prices (Strictly NO referrals!)

Ahleckz said:
Are people generally putting the heating on? My gas has been around £11 for the last three or four months. And that’s just because I have a gas hob and to heat water and the standing charge. If you’re putting heating on, you’re mad! If I don’t need it on in my 1920s semi in Glasgow I doubt many others need it.
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Yea. I don’t put it on any earlier than November and even then it is 1-2 hours a day. I also turn it off in April. This year I will put on an extra layer and get anyone who complains it is getting cold to do some squats and star jumps :cry:
 
With young children in the house all day I need the heating on and its just set to come on until it reaches 20c but I will be changing this a little come the winter.

God, I do dispair at all of these price rises, someone above said the truth, come the winter OAPs will by dying in droves
 
Economise and heat one small room for the kids. Probable why old houses had rooms all split up and the modern open plan design has its down sides

Sri Lanka and a few other countries are reliant on food imports. What Russia has done will starve them in some cases, UK I would hope is not quite that vulnerable or even Germany but you might be wearing 3 jumpers and keeping the thermostat at like 12 degrees. Its uncomfortable and for the elderly dangerous but not the same as the wheat shortage and other problems stemming from Ukraine destruction, blockade, occupation etc.
They will prioritise gas to Industry not people, ditto electric its what happened in the 70's I know this year they have continued to force closure and job losses in UK energy production such as coal, ignoring we may have no choice but to use it.

CENTRICA EXPANDS WINTER GAS SUPPLY DEAL WITH NORWAY'S EQUINOR​

(Sharecast News) - Centrica announced a major agreement with Norwegian state energy giant Equinor on Thursday, to deliver an additional one billion cubic metres of gas supplies to the UK for each of the next three winters.

The British Gas owner said amid a "difficult" geopolitical and macroeconomic environment, the deal would provide further energy security for the UK.

It said the agreement would see Equinor, formerly known as Statoil, deliver sufficient gas to heat an additional 4.5 million homes over the next three winters.

Centrica would now buy a total of 10 billion cubic metres of gas per year from Equinor.

"This agreement is good news for our customers and the country," said Centrica group chief executive Chris O'Shea,

"At a time when energy security is paramount, I'm pleased that we are able to do our bit to ease the pressure and provide some more certainty ahead of what may be a difficult winter.

"This major supply deal agreed today will help underpin British energy security over the next few years, and also reinforce our partnership with Norway as a key international energy ally."

Secretary of state for business and energy, Kwasi Kwarteng, said that while "cheap renewables" ramped up and British nuclear was accelerated to boost the UK's energy independence, natural gas would still be needed for "many decades to come".

"With Russia's criminal invasion of Ukraine, it is more important than ever that we source more of the gas we need domestically, but also from safe and reliable import partners while we transition.

"This major supply deal agreed today will help underpin British energy security over the next few years, and also reinforce our partnership with Norway as a key international energy ally."

At 1108 BST, shares in Centrica were down 2.43% at 77.02p.

Reporting by Josh White at Sharecast.com.
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This an agreement from June, Norway are ok but their currency is strong and ours is weak we have to produce also. Similarly we import LNG from USA but their currency is at 20 year peak values and the supply is constricted vs pipelines
 
Thing that annoys me most is that there is going to be a tiny minority at the top of the production side that is going to be absolutely creaming it in :(
 
The new expected cap in October seems loltastic.
To go up in January (Albeit slightly) when people will probably be in debt.

I'm fixed on my gas till 2023 and will be well in credit on a £70 a month direct debit.
Ironically I'm now worried about my electricity, I should have fixed that in December, but meh.
 
Mason- said:
It is a genuine problem though. You want to keep the warm air in your home inside, but you don't want damp. So you need air tightness but you also need to ventilate. Catch 22.
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Pointless doing insulation though if you have old wooden framed single glazed windows, thats a prerequisite but isnt promoted.
 
theone8181 said:
On the morbid side, it might free up more houses for the youngsters wanted to get on the housing ladder, maybe that's the plan to cope with people living longer?
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We had almost 200k excess deaths from covid and despite that the housing market is more harmful to FTB than ever... I wouldn't count on it
 
If its true that 80% of the population really do only have £500 in savings then people are going to suffer this winter, many people dont have the money for home improvements to bring down their bills, it's going to be a horrible winter.
 
Even a mild winter is going to be bloomin expensive at these rates.

Expect your colleagues to start getting a bit smellier if people reduce how often they shower to save on the hot water.
 
Mickie said:
If its true that 80% of the population really do only have £500 in savings then people are going to suffer this winter, many people dont have the money for home improvements to bring down their bills, it's going to be a horrible winter.
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I also bet a large proportion of those only have that amount in savings through choice because everything they have is on the drip.
 
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