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We used less this November compared to last November and still ended up paying £366. That's triple what we were paying. Crazy because my wife was off work November 21 with a severed thumb so the heating and TV were on quite a lot. I've got the burner on at the moment but the coal is shit, it's currently 14.1 degrees in the dining room where the burner is. I'm dreading December and January bills.
Quote from: Nudga on December 15, 2022, 07:24:06 pmWe used less this November compared to last November and still ended up paying £366. That's triple what we were paying. Crazy because my wife was off work November 21 with a severed thumb so the heating and TV were on quite a lot. I've got the burner on at the moment but the coal is shit, it's currently 14.1 degrees in the dining room where the burner is. I'm dreading December and January bills. Something's not right there.The unit prices haven't tripled this year. So if you're using less than you were last year, there's no way your bill should have tripled. And that's before you take the £66/month rebate off your bill.
If you are using less gas than previously a leak wouldn't appear to be the answer nudga.
Quote from: BillyStubbsTears on December 16, 2022, 05:48:45 pmQuote from: Nudga on December 15, 2022, 07:24:06 pmWe used less this November compared to last November and still ended up paying £366. That's triple what we were paying. Crazy because my wife was off work November 21 with a severed thumb so the heating and TV were on quite a lot. I've got the burner on at the moment but the coal is shit, it's currently 14.1 degrees in the dining room where the burner is. I'm dreading December and January bills. Something's not right there.The unit prices haven't tripled this year. So if you're using less than you were last year, there's no way your bill should have tripled. And that's before you take the £66/month rebate off your bill.Yep, I don't get it. I even did a tightness test on my gas meter and pipework to see if I had any leaks but it's sound. Or are you suggesting I'm lying again? I can't tell nowadays
Quote from: SydneyRover on December 16, 2022, 08:10:57 pmIf you are using less gas than previously a leak wouldn't appear to be the answer nudga.Got to rule everything out, there could be a mistake on their end with meter readings and the monthly usage charts.
Finally.https://mobile.twitter.com/grantshapps/status/1604008432603897856Better inexplicably 4 months late than never.
You were doing well then BFYP.Up until October, I was on the best fix I could find.Gas 3.6p/kWhElectric 18.3p/kWhThe current rates are Gas 10.2p/kWhElectric 33p/kWhSo my gas has gone up by 2.77x and electric by 1.80x.I had clearly f**ked up badly last year if there were deals around that had electric at 11p/kWh.
So Putin bet the house on Europe not being able to cope with him cutting off gas supplies.Increasingly looking like a disastrous strategic mistake. He's lost his biggest gas market. Forever. Meanwhile, gas prices are collapsing, partly because the winter has been very mild, but also because people across Europe have risen to the challenge and massively reduced their gas usage.The long term price of gas on international markets is now down 80% on what it was during the panic of last summer. It's still high by historic standards, but it's now much lower than it has been at any time since Putin started his war.A stupid, historic mistake, by a low grade thug who has exposed himself to the world as a total failure.
Long term gas price still coming down very quickly. Now much lower than at the time of Putin's invasion. Back at the level it was in summer 2021.I'm naively assuming this means domestic gas and electric costs should, later this year, be back down to the levels they were at 18 months ago?
Petrol now 1.47 a litre locally.
Quote from: normal rules on January 14, 2023, 03:50:36 pmPetrol now 1.47 a litre locally. Is that supermarket prices?Best at local petrol stations round here that I've seen is £1.69.9
Quote from: ravenrover on January 14, 2023, 06:13:38 pmQuote from: normal rules on January 14, 2023, 03:50:36 pmPetrol now 1.47 a litre locally. Is that supermarket prices?Best at local petrol stations round here that I've seen is £1.69.9Raven, what area are you talking about with petrol at that price.In Donny area £1.47 per litre for petrol is fairly commonplace and diesel is around £1.67 to £1.68.
https://twitter.com/martinslewis/status/1613189073929383937?s=46&t=ARotTeR08AfiFZI0tj01qAWhy did we do away with gas storage? Centrica said that it was no longer financially feasible. But is there more to it? Could green / net-zero targets come in to play here? The government could have subsidised it, no?