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I can't speak for others. For me the actual visit by someone suitably qualified and not connected with the installer is the important point I was t...
It is definitely something I would pay for if it was available. A relatively small price to pay to at least reduce the risks.
I know very little about this. For me, without a thorough independent hands on check at the time of installation I suspect we won't see enough of m...
Are we getting the supply and demand balance in sync? A view from EDF who own both onshore and offshore wind farms.
Wholesale UK gas prices have fallen to the level before the first day of the fighting in Iran. Of course they may go up again. Be interesting to se...
Where the grid is heading? Input from Kraken.
It is a long way off from the idea being floated by the government in an announcement in April. They haven't even opened a consultation yet that th...
It happens every time. When wholesale gas prices rise it always has more of direct effect on retail gas unit rates. Electricity unit rates are ef...
I do definitely think delinking electricity from gas will reduce the volatility on electricity bills due to wholesale gas price spikes. Also moving fr...
Yep, lots of interesting points about how components of our bills may rise and fall, for example probably expect large increases in inflation protecte...
As a reminder you can see the wholesale gas price here to get a heads up on the next cap along with the likes of Cornwall Insight estimates. If ...
I have posted elsewhere but thought this was interesting historical data wrt to the conversation. Gives a view of what has and is driving the electric...
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