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Local lass
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 Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:40 pm Post subject: heating bills to raise 230 a year |
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http://www.express.co.uk/posts/vi...3555/Energy-bills-to-rise-by-230-
HOUSEHOLD fuel bills will rocket by more than £200 a year thanks to a new Government plan for “green” energy to be unveiled this week.
Ministers will announce ambitious proposals for more wind, wave and solar power generation across Britain to cut dependency on fossil fuels.
But Whitehall sources admit the move – to be unveiled at Westminster on Wednesday – will add around £230 to the average family’s £1,150 annual bill for gas and electricity.
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should we really be forced to go green?
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djq
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:07 pm Post subject: Re: heating bills to raise 230 a year |
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| Local lass wrote: | | should we really be forced to go green? |
Go green or buy ever more gas from the Russians who run their energy companies a bit like the Mafia. 'You not like our prices? How about we turn off tap. See if you like our prices now.' |
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pimpdriver
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| Build more nuclear! |
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Chepfer
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| Seriously look into air to heat pumps ....... i've seen many in use , they cost the same as a boiler to install and cost you ...... ermmm £75 PER YEAR to run ...... do it now before they become more expensive ! |
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Peter Dolman
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they have it cracked in certain parts of europe with state subsidies for home generation and then the state pays over the odds for any excess production.
this is their way of being "green" and breaking the russian, ever increasing stranglehold on gas supplies.
if our government is serious we should be doing the same. every household should have a right to install a standard wind generator without having to apply for planning permission.
in reality we have not been paying the actual cost of production for years, chickens are coming home to roost.
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djq
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| Peter Dolman wrote: |
if our government is serious we should be doing the same. every household should have a right to install a standard wind generator without having to apply for planning permission. |
The problem there is that very few urban houses actually get enough wind to make turbines practical.
When anyone tries to put up a large turbine that would be effective all the nimbys come out and moan. They'd much rather have a fossil fuel power station just as long as they couldn't see it. |
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GTB
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I heard on the news this morning that household fuel bills may be as much as 60% higher in 2016 than it is now!
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Peter Dolman
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even more reason (financial viability) for householders to start looking seriously at alternative energy.
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- i will stick to log fires thanks!  |
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GTB
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On a slight tangent, don't you feel a bit confused about the reasoning behind this NASA rocket that has just impacted into the moon? They impacted a 2 ton rocket into the moon at 1.6 miles per second to create a plume of dust. In the dust they are hoping to find water, out of which they are confident of creating fuel for future lunar missions and as a launch pad into outer space. Now, call me a bit cynical here but haven't we got loads of the stuff on this planet already which begs the question: Why aren't we already using a resource that covers 75% of the planet rather than relying on using fossil fuels?????? 
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