It appears to be that time of year again. The non-existent summer has come to an end, and now we are all looking forward to the long, wet, dark, and bitterly cold months ahead. Call me a cynic, but I think that the British secretly look forward to September because it means that the game [...]
This morning’s Daily Telegraph blazoned it across two columns “Business facing a wave of green taxes Thousands of British businesses will be liable for significant fines and charges under a new government “green tax” scheme.” The story referred to the imminence of the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme which may well be able to lay [...]
In my last post, I brought to your attention an OFGEM report that forecast large price rises over the next ten years. In the Daily Telegraph of October 16th , their respected energy writer, Rowena Mason, highlighted a report from Morgan Stanley, largely based upon National Grid predictions. This report suggests that we are and [...]
A recent OFGEM report forecasts big increases in energy prices over the next ten years, perhaps showing their biggest rise in 2016. This comes on the back of a need to invest perhaps £200bn in the infrastructure. See the news story in The Times Is it time for your business to review your energy costs? [...]
The energy market, like many others, has its share of unscrupulous cowboys. I’d like to name names, but, obviously, I can’t do that. So treat this as a general warning to be wary of scams like this. “’Hi, I’m calling from [Name of Cowboy] – our system shows that your supply has not yet been [...]