Public to pay heavily towards Government green subsidies

Bizarre, alarmist newspaper headlines. That is a compounded annual increase of just 3%. The article should read " Very modest energy price rises predicted by 2030 ", but that won't sell the paper.

Actually, I think they have under predicted the cost of government subsidy, because the Feed-in-tariff is locked in for 20 years and linked to RPI. RPI is currently only 2.3%, but the Feed-in-tariff is locked in at very high Kw/h levels. I have solar panels and receive 15.44p + (50% export tariff of 4.64p per Kw) from day one. That is higher than the commercial price of electricity on day one. Even the domestic retail cost of electricity is less than the Feed-in-Tariff. Adding RPI each year just amplifies the difference.

Apart from it being the Daily Wail, so the usual tenuous grasp on reality, who - exactly - will be paying towards Gov't subsidies if not the taxpayer? Aren't taxpayers where the Gov't always gets all its income from anyway?

Currently 6% metered  + 3% unmetered, so perhaps we have moved on since March.

www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/

TBH, sometimes I think some people either massively overplay their antipathy-on-principle to "green" issues generally, or they really are utter sociopaths...



Indeed. We need electricity. We need more electricity than ever before. We need it now. It doesn't grow on trees. It's got to come from somewhere. So renewable energy isn't 90% of generation 90% of the time... <shrug> Diversification's a good thing, isn't it?

At the end of the day, I'd FAR rather see (imho) sleek, elegant windmills breaking up the monotony of the flatlands of East Angular than Sizewell looming over the Suffolk coast.

I am concerned about Germany and dependence on Russian oil, I am more concerned about France and dependence on nuclear, particularly as many of the power stations are within a few miles of dear old blighty.

I am glad that we employ a broad range of methods of enery generation, I wish that we used less coal and gas and more hydro and tidal, and I wish that we insulated our homes properly.

I enjoy browsing the Daily Mail, but it is a bit silly and shallow much of the time, and I am interested in the Green perspective and support some of the ideas.

I pay extra to use electricity from 100% "renewable" sources, but I drive a car.

My experience is that generally folk don't care much, they don't switch off lights or turn down the heating at work when they could, they don't use more fuel efficient cars, it is much more important to sit up high so that they can look down on others even if it does produce more emissions.

We need leadership from the government because collectively we are irresponsible.

Do you not have them? I have several in a micro generating array. The inputs are hamster food and water, and the only other maintenance is removing the dead ones when they are exhausted. Yes, you guardian readers will say it is cruel but it is all part of the mix of diversified generation. We mildly dislike all the options but these little fellas are too cute to need subsidising. In the end, its hamsters, or a wind turbine on Big Ben.

My hamsters have a use for the Daily Mail ....