Power surge
This report also makes it clear that the bulk of this rise is due to subsidies for “renewable” energy and other “green” energy schemes.
The report estimates that the cost of these subsidies will add 17 per cent to the basic cost of electricity this year, rising to a massive 33 per cent in 2020 and 41 per cent in 2030.
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Hide AdAnd for what? CO² emissions continue to rise in the UK and Scotland missed its first legally binding CO² target.
The vast majority of our electricity will continue to be produced by thermal generation, yet the rising cost of the green fantasy project will be paid for by consumers and industry.
S Robb
Carmelaws
Linlithgow, West Lothian