Electricity prices to rise?

[m4rmite]

E.On boss: Remove green levies to cut energy bills

Cut soaring energy costs by paying energy levies through taxes, E.On UK boss Michael Lewis says.

www.bbc.co.uk

Not good news for consumers as it will be an obvious excuse to increase electricity prices.

 

[Fishettibean]

It already has. But a lot have hit cap prices. If your on tracker or agile on octopus, expect continuous 35p rate (or 30p for tracker) for a few days. Most fixed rate deals are over the price for variable at moment. And 4 companies has gone to the wall in 2 weeks...

 

[Cocijo]

Interesting - prices jumped to £475 for a megawatt hour is that 47.5p for a kwhr? I’m not sure in what (no pun intended) context that price is quoted.

 

[m4rmite]

Interesting - prices jumped to £475 for a megawatt hour is that 47.5p for a kwhr? I’m not sure in what (no pun intended) context that price is quoted.

Isn't the wholesale price what the providers ( to consumers) pay?
Add some on for the end user and the BP pulse chargers look a cracking deal to charge at

 

[5teep]

It was only for a very short time.

 

[Fishettibean]

UK's National Grid says fire at French-UK power connection site extinguished

- Britain's National Grid said a

www.euronews.com

"On Wednesday, National Grid said the fire would mean 1 gigawatts, or half of capacity, would remain offline until 27 March 2022."

 

[chowbenter]

Somebody doesn't care about energy shortages lol.

 

[Cocijo]

Is that a flag covering up the solar panel?

 

[defeatedbythecat]

Is that a flag covering up the solar panel?

No it's a chicken

 

[Chrispydoc]

Bird droppings can effect the efficiency of solar panels ......but a large flag!!

 

[Fishettibean]

Depends if that solar system is one string output or has solar optimumers like solaredge. If its just a string, bye bye output.

 

[mystreet]

Avro Energy gone

 

[ARealHuman]

Avro were my supplier for gas and electricity. B@$tards.

Anyway, electricity will go up:

• Gas is used in Combined Heat & Power plants to generate electricity.
• Demand - and hence prices - will go up as people try and seek out alterative sources of energy.

Speaking from experience - nearly 30 years worth - I can say that a large proportion of the cost of gas is transporting it and the companies that do this make a helluva lot of money and pay their employees exceptionally well. Whilst they cut costs on a regular basis following 5 yearly reviews - usually by getting rid of people - attacking the costs in this part of the industry really could pay dividends for the rest of us.

 

[chowbenter]

Avro Energy gone

Bugger! I'm with Avro energy or I was.

 

[chowbenter]

I've been trying to get into my online Avro energy account with no luck, Just the message 'an unexpected error occurred' or words to that effect.
I'm thinking it might be prudent to take some meter readings of the gas & electricity or maybe a mobile phone picture of the readings until Ofgem get in touch !!!

 

[Fishettibean]

Pay up or have licences ripped up, Ofgem warns five suppliers

Experts worry that only a handful of energy suppliers might be left in the British market by Christmas after gas prices soared

www.standard.co.uk

Colorado Energy, Igloo Energy Supply Limited, Neon Reef Limited, Whoop Energy Limited and Symbio Energy havnt paid there FIT bill, so ofgem has warned them, pay up or lose license to supply energy.

 

[Jomarkh]

I had a quick look at EV tariffs out there and half the links don't work any more

 

[mystreet]

I had a quick look at EV tariffs out there and half the links don't work any more

Need to check out Octopus

Use my code and we'll both get £50 towards the gas hike

share.octopus.energy/lotus-teal-364

 

[Jomarkh]

I am with Octopus but my gas is going up

 

[notdodgy]

Avro Energy gone

Probably my fault.
I left Avro for Octopus and Zog and it changed over last week.
Fortunately have my last bill downloaded and final readings.

I calculate I now owe them around £30.