Looming Energy Crisis in Brit-Land

[Coito ergo sum]

Millions of households face record high energy bills
Millions of households were warned last night that they face “unacceptable” rises in their energy bills after one of the biggest power firms announced average increases of nearly £200 a year.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/pers ... bills.html

[Atheist-Lite]

Millions of households face record high energy bills
Millions of households were warned last night that they face “unacceptable” rises in their energy bills after one of the biggest power firms announced average increases of nearly £200 a year.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/pers ... bills.html

Damn, more sex to keep warm this winter - how will I get any sleep?

[Rum]

Fucking speculators. The 'free market' is not exactly 'free' for most of us.

[Coito ergo sum]

What do you mean? Define speculator? You mean "investor?"

[Geoff]

What do you mean? Define speculator? You mean "investor?"

I think he means "profiteer" actually.

[Coito ergo sum]

[Rum]

What do you mean? Define speculator? You mean "investor?"

I think he means "profiteer" actually.

All of the above - plus 'gambler' - except they are onto a sure thing. People buying up stuff that is essential for ordinary people which in turn drives up the price, which in turn is passed on to us. Wholesale prices have for energy have gone up 30% in the last year I have read as a result.

[Atheist-Lite]

What do you mean? Define speculator? You mean "investor?"

I think he means "profiteer" actually.

All of the above - plus 'gambler' - except they are onto a sure thing. People buying up stuff that is essential for ordinary people which in turn drives up the price, which in turn is passed on to us. Wholesale prices have for energy have gone up 30% in the last year I have read as a result.

Diminshing resource doesn't help. Although with gas the price is tagged to il and known reserves are unknown. Things could be worse or they could be better but eventually one fine day the natural gas will be gone.

[Geoff]

What do you mean? Define speculator? You mean "investor?"

I think he means "profiteer" actually.

All of the above - plus 'gambler' - except they are onto a sure thing. People buying up stuff that is essential for ordinary people which in turn drives up the price, which in turn is passed on to us. Wholesale prices have for energy have gone up 30% in the last year I have read as a result.

Diminshing resource doesn't help. Although with gas the price is tagged to il and known reserves are unknown. Things could be worse or they could be better but eventually one fine day the natural gas will be gone.

Yeah, but predictions of when "eventually, one fine day" will actually happen are rather like predictions of the date of the Rapture...they come and go.