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Title: Energy Costs
Post by: Alex on July 28, 2022, 02:26:13 PM
British Gas owner Centrica has posted operating profits of £1.34 billion in the six months to the end of June, an increase of five-fold on the same period in 2021.

Source: LBC News

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Title: Re: Energy Costs
Post by: 1955vintage on July 28, 2022, 02:53:01 PM
Unprintable.
Title: Re: Energy Costs
Post by: Jacqueline on July 28, 2022, 03:07:25 PM
They :yell: are ripping us off
Title: Re: Energy Costs
Post by: Diasi on August 24, 2022, 04:15:05 PM
Quote from: Alex on July 28, 2022, 02:26:13 PMBritish Gas owner Centrica has posted operating profits of £1.34 billion in the six months to the end of June, an increase of five-fold on the same period in 2021.

Source: LBC News

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That's because Centrica produces & sells gas.

All the energy companies that are making huge profits are producing the oil & gas that they use & sell, most of the small energy suppliers who have to buy all their gas have gone bust.

The next rise in January is predicted to be 27% which will take a current energy bill of £150 pm (£273 pm in October) to £346 pm.

The energy price cap will eventually be beyond the limit at which many people will be able to pay their bills.

For example, after January 2023, our energy bill & our council tax bill will more or less take our entire State Pension.
Title: Re: Energy Costs
Post by: Raven on August 26, 2022, 12:39:56 PM
How I'd love to wipe that smirk off Herself's Face.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/energy-boss-6m-770000-payday-27836218
Title: Re: Energy Costs
Post by: Alex on August 26, 2022, 01:32:35 PM
So would I.   How do they sleep at night, because her salary is obscene, before any bloody bonuses.
Title: Re: Energy Costs
Post by: Diasi on August 26, 2022, 01:49:29 PM
Quote from: Alex on August 26, 2022, 01:32:35 PMSo would I.  How do they sleep at night, because her salary is obscene, before any bloody bonuses.
Quite easily as she's a sociopath, are as virtually all successful business people, certainly the CEOs of big companies.

This is what enables them to succeed as they never stop to think of the consequences of their actions & it wouldn't worry them if they did.

The cost of energy will eventually reach the point where very many people won't be able to pay it as it'll be most of their income.
Title: Re: Energy Costs
Post by: Michael Rolls on August 27, 2022, 09:25:40 AM
obscene!