However you frame it, the eventual conclusion in fairly short order will be: “Former G7 country becomes first to embrace Third World country status” dung fired cooking stoves to be issued to all households, says subprime minister!
“All this is in direct contradiction to Labour’s number one mission of increasing economic growth”. Starmer, Miliband and Rachel from Accounts (and the Tories before them) simply cannot be that stupid. It is obvious that they are lying through their teeth when they say their top priority is economic growth. It is obvious they are doing their utmost to wreck the economy at the bidding of their globalist overlords and the Davos/WEF crowd that Starmer prefers to Westminster: https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/starmer-in-with-the-davos-in-crowd/
And, of course, given the new contract awards for renewables, it's inevitable that UK electricity prices are going to rise again and keep on rising, possibly doubling from here. This is going to destroy the UK economy and seriously degrade the quality of life of UK citizens for the sake of nothing tangible. Another pyrrhic victory.
“In the UK, industrial electricity prices are some six times the price of gas.” Assuming the ratio is about the same for domestic users, I shudder to think what my energy bill would be if my current 24,000kWh annual gas consumption was paid at the same rate as my current 3,300kWh annual electricity consumption. Electricity-driven heat pump, anyone?
So a heat pump with a coefficient of performance of greater than 4.27 would be required to make the slightest iota of sense of transferring from gas, and that's neglecting all the other obstacles
Ian: your comment is so on point regarding why the U.K. government’s push for heat pump uptake is so poor; and that’s in addition to myriad other factors all involving cubic spending levels perhaps benefiting one’s great great great grandchildren.
I don't know enough about the German market structure to answer that. Our domestic prices are lower though, so I suspect they subsidise industrial prices.
Hopefully when I go on BBC question time next week I will be able to ask my question “Is Ed miliband the most dangerous politician in government today?”
The answer must be yes, since his agenda is essentially cost impervious; or, whatever it takes. Clearly mandating an open cheque book for Milliband will force Starmer into more illogical and indefensible positions on domestic financial and social policy. However, with a 400 plus majority, Starmer is constitutionally invulnerable, whatever his ideological leanings.
I agree but I'm optimistic that this is very temporary. The Labour government is a house of cards, and the next election may already have been lost. The cheque book will be closed by the Treasury once they see the bill, and once Starmer twigs that Miliband will contribute to electoral defeat, he'll be dumped like a sack of spuds. Miliband's determination to overrule planners and press ahead with wind and solar is a courageous decision (a "brave" decision loses votes; a "courageous" decision loses the election - from Yes Minister).
Thank you, this needs to be all over MSM David.
Unherd are running a piece shortly.
However you frame it, the eventual conclusion in fairly short order will be: “Former G7 country becomes first to embrace Third World country status” dung fired cooking stoves to be issued to all households, says subprime minister!
“All this is in direct contradiction to Labour’s number one mission of increasing economic growth”. Starmer, Miliband and Rachel from Accounts (and the Tories before them) simply cannot be that stupid. It is obvious that they are lying through their teeth when they say their top priority is economic growth. It is obvious they are doing their utmost to wreck the economy at the bidding of their globalist overlords and the Davos/WEF crowd that Starmer prefers to Westminster: https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/starmer-in-with-the-davos-in-crowd/
And, of course, given the new contract awards for renewables, it's inevitable that UK electricity prices are going to rise again and keep on rising, possibly doubling from here. This is going to destroy the UK economy and seriously degrade the quality of life of UK citizens for the sake of nothing tangible. Another pyrrhic victory.
“In the UK, industrial electricity prices are some six times the price of gas.” Assuming the ratio is about the same for domestic users, I shudder to think what my energy bill would be if my current 24,000kWh annual gas consumption was paid at the same rate as my current 3,300kWh annual electricity consumption. Electricity-driven heat pump, anyone?
The domestic ratio is 4.27. See Figure G.
So a heat pump with a coefficient of performance of greater than 4.27 would be required to make the slightest iota of sense of transferring from gas, and that's neglecting all the other obstacles
Ian: your comment is so on point regarding why the U.K. government’s push for heat pump uptake is so poor; and that’s in addition to myriad other factors all involving cubic spending levels perhaps benefiting one’s great great great grandchildren.
Thank you David - your piece might have been subtitled 'Our Woes in Data'.
I’ve signed the petition.
I was surprised to see Denmark so low in the rankings of electricity prices given that renewables account for 83% of generation with 54% wind.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Denmark
Transmission, distribution and profit margins must be so much higher in the UK.
Yes, low on industrial, but very high on domestic prices. I don't know, but I suspect they're subsidising industrial prices.
Why do you think we have a higher electricity cost than Germany even though they have a higher percentage of renewables?
I don't know enough about the German market structure to answer that. Our domestic prices are lower though, so I suspect they subsidise industrial prices.
Hopefully when I go on BBC question time next week I will be able to ask my question “Is Ed miliband the most dangerous politician in government today?”
Go for it! We will be shouting for you!
The answer must be yes, since his agenda is essentially cost impervious; or, whatever it takes. Clearly mandating an open cheque book for Milliband will force Starmer into more illogical and indefensible positions on domestic financial and social policy. However, with a 400 plus majority, Starmer is constitutionally invulnerable, whatever his ideological leanings.
I agree but I'm optimistic that this is very temporary. The Labour government is a house of cards, and the next election may already have been lost. The cheque book will be closed by the Treasury once they see the bill, and once Starmer twigs that Miliband will contribute to electoral defeat, he'll be dumped like a sack of spuds. Miliband's determination to overrule planners and press ahead with wind and solar is a courageous decision (a "brave" decision loses votes; a "courageous" decision loses the election - from Yes Minister).