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The Energy Industry in Crisis: Solutions
As more and more customers struggle with their increasing bills, and more and more suppliers head into administration, a number of potential solutions are being considered by Ofgem, the government and the energy industry: Removing VAT and environmental levies from energy bills At the current energy price cap of £1277 about 12% of an energy…
The Energy Industry in Crisis: Fallout
As wholesale energy prices soared, the first casualties were the smaller energy suppliers. At the start of 2021, there were at least 60 energy suppliers to choose from, with a veritable cornucopia of tariffs on offer . By the end of the year more than half of these suppliers had been forced out of the…
The Energy Industry in Crisis: Causes
As winter temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere hit their lowest for the year, energy and gas prices continue to soar The wholesale cost of energy has increased by 300% since January 2021. Over the following series of articles I’ll be delving into the causes behind this unprecedented crisis, as well as how it affected the…
10 tips from inside the industry to reduce your energy bills
“I live in a 1 bed flat and I’m out at work all day. Why are my bills so high?” “We were on holiday for most of the month, how is my bill the same price?” “My neighbours’ house is the same size as mine but my energy bills are more expensive” Have you ever…
Foreword
If you’re reading this then you probably know me, and if you’ve been paying really close attention you’ll probably have noticed that I disappeared off to Nepal about a year ago. What you may not know is that during the time I spent out there I kept a pretty detailed diary of everything that happened to me.
Prologue
What on Earth made me decide to go and do charity work in Nepal? I had a bit of an internal debate on where to begin all this, and after an unnecessarily long time, decided some context wouldn’t go amiss. After all, it probably seemed a bit out of character for me; flying halfway around…
Prologue: Part 2
“Training”. Fast forward to late September and I was on my way into London to attend an ‘ICS assessment day’. I went in assuming you had to be a complete idiot to not get picked, surely the charity wanted as many able bodies as possible. To my surprise, I later found out that the selection…
My First Day in Nepal
Travel and Settling In. I don’t remember much of my trip to the airport, or the flight itself for that matter. My body did the things needed to be done while my brain dreamed of sleep. I do remember having a great conversation with Jess at our layover, comparing the carpets to the ones in…
Tourism and ‘training’
Patan. To my suprise and relief, breakfast wasn’t more curry, but a strangely western affair of bread, jam and a boiled egg. This immediately resulted in my first squat toilet experience, which actually wasn’t as bad as I expected. A killer on the thighs, and you don’t have time to browse the internet on your…
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