Energy news in general

Scot_39

Just caught the end of the RAC bit on car fuel.

And it went onto M&S

For those using domestic oil for heating - sure it said there would be a segment on that on Wed's show.

Unlike I player there doesnt however appear to be a "start from beginning" option on BBC sounds live broadcast to recheck.

WiserMiser

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82135982#Comment_82135982

>Unlike I player there doesn't however appear to be a "start from beginning" option on BBC sounds live broadcast to recheck.

There certainly is, at least in Android. There are icons to go back to the start and to go back or forward in steps of 20 seconds.

Scot_39

ok just tried quickly - i'll look again,

the big orange button only swapped from play to pause - missed the bit at the bottom with the detail controls maybe off my laptop screen at the time.

tfhnota

People who cut back their energy use so that it becomes a remarkably low percentage of their income, and suffer quite cold winters, are not in fuel poverty - according to how the government works - because they are not spending a large percentage of their income on energy. Unless they are welfare wallahs when they get the dosh regardless.

Scot_39

TDCVs are falling for many reeasons - more solar, more efficeint devices etc across the spectrum - but affordability is a non trivial reason in last 5 years.

And often when the poor cut back on consumption - it often still doesnt become a lower percentage of their income - because the rates and standing charges are so much higher - than they used to be.

If the MSE 18.7% is true for Jan (and one measure of wholesale gas has increased again since) - possibly higher than the old EPG £2500 - and certainly higher than the EPG-EBSS so £2500-£400 = £2100.

They are therefore often doing it to stop it rising to become an unaffordable percentage - and despite cutting use - often still sadly actually increasing as a percentage of their limited disposable income.

And for all the govt spin about helping with cost of living - much of the pain imposed - and often falling significantly harder on the poorest - those often with lowest disposable incomes - and the frail elderly and disabled - who often have higher medical needs for energy, water etc - is directly or indirectly via arms length regulators - under their control - so of their making

So just in recent times

direct

- like "baking in" a 5% rise in council taxes in each of the next 5 years in the spending review in 2025

(as admitted by Darren Jones whilst n the treasury

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd78e5w04vdo

"Asked whether the Treasury was "baking in" a 5% increase, Chief Secretary Darren Jones told a committee on Wednesday examining the recent Spending Review: "We are doing that, yes.")

or other "indirect" govt regulator rises

- like Ofcom

- so now upto £2.50pm now (on O2) rather than a % (thanks to ML and others - pressuring them to abandon old inflation+x% - only to come up with an even worse solution for low tariff users)

- £4.00 pm iirc on broadband for many etc,

- like Ofwat

- with yet another over £40 rise in ave water bills in one region iirc next year

- like Ofgem

- despite recent Apr budget changes - our bills still add loads of costs for net zero and other govt policies

including the WHD itself ironically c£46, and others debt £50

but also think nuclear, networks costs (physical and operational)

PZ19

price cap up 25% in January is being forecast by Bloomberg Economics. Saudi Aramco not exporting oil in September to Europe and potentially to November cos of the pipeline hit too!

Scot_39

MSE have an article on suppliers future cap predictions - cuation the crystal ball warnings are important given currrent volatility - if not already linked above by one of the team

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/energy-price-cap-prediction/

No BGas number yet - EDF over 25%, Eon just under - so average of 2 - 24.7%.

Up from 18.7 last week - so another 6%.

No per fuel breakdown - or seperate PC 2 (E7 type deals) number of course.

The c15% of off gas grid homes just dont count I guess.

QrizB

BBC Radio 4 "You and Yours" will be having a spot about plug-in solar panels some time between now and 1300. It's not mentioned in the summary but the presenter definitely said it!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0031t7q

It should show up on BBC Sounds to replay later this afternoon.

The_Groat_Counter

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82143659#Comment_82143659

Section on plug-in solar begins at 36:40.

What_time_is_it

Therm price is staying stubbornly high.

No signs of any progress with Russia/Ukraine.

Trump rejects Iran’s deal offer, little chance of an agreement before the US midterms, and Houthis gaining confidence and territory in the region.

And we are approaching half way through the price setting period for Jan-Mar 2027…

So the price cap is looking like it could be very high indeed, right? 25% increase as a best case?