Confused About Energy Headlines
Based on financial return Renewable Energy Systems are too expensive for domestic users. For widespread adoption they need to be less expensive or grants have to improve!
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New Products like washing machines are marketed with their energy band. The energy and cost savings between the energy bands often do not justify the extra cost of the machines you buy.
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The perceived wisdom that all carbon reduction initiatives are good is dangerous. To make a difference to climate change, the scale has to be massive. Fusion energy is the long term solution and we need to spend billions and fast to get there. Carbon capture technology is also too important to ignore.
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Electric Cars potentially make environmental and financial sense even if the energy used to charge them has been generated by CO2 emitting power stations, because the internal efficencies are so much better.
Until major issues are solved at the global level, all the public can do is lobby, vote for the correct politicians and focus their financial resources on what can make a difference. This usually comes down to Saving Energy where you can and so Save Money.
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The most important area to focus your resources on is probably Heat Loss from your property
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Current Fuel Prices
Calculations throughout this site give an indication of the costs of energy used in various domestic applications.
The current prices of fuels are used and they are updated annually. They can only be indicative, as prices to vary between suppliers and your circumstances.
The prices currently in use on this site are in the bar chart below.
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Prices were last updated 28thDecember2008
The Prices for electricity and gas are taken from BERR (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) and are updated annually.
