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Fundamentals: Very interesting energy-use map

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    • CommentAuthorborpin
    • CommentTimeApr 5th 2012
     
    Dear Boudica
    Fuel poverty is caused by the cost of the fuel required being greater than 10% of the wage. If you reduced the cost at the low end and loaded the cost to the excessive users, that would *help* those on low wages whilst penalising the profligate and maybe encourage them to invest in technology (which they can afford). Currently tariffs are proportionally higher for low use than for high use.
    Attila
    • CommentAuthorJoiner
    • CommentTimeApr 5th 2012
     
    "Currently tariffs are proportionally higher for low use than for high use."

    Surely not, otherwise successive governments would have done something about it. :wink::wink::wink:
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeApr 6th 2012
     
    Dear Attila
    Fuel poverty has been defined by a committee at greater than 10% of median wage, it really bears no relationship to the cost of living, wages or fuel prices. It is purely an arbitrary and administrative figure. Where I agree is that for the poor, high energy prices are a problem, but my solution would be better weather distribution rather than arbitrary personal limits on use.
    Our current administration (the Romans), though good engineers and with the ability to heat their housing, create a transport infrastructure and move vast amounts of water about the country, have done this on the back of us poor workers though fear and taxes rather than division of labour. This is a shame as we could all benefit, but it is a global market now and we either have to compete or fight back. Us East Coast dudes are about to go and give them a kicking somewhere near Leicester as a statement of out dissatisfaction of the way we have been treated. I am not sure if I have missed your invasion as it spreads towards the West, or it is about to happen. But if today's sortie is successful we should discus how to create an equitable society that does not place government imposed limits on individual groups of people.

    Have you read The Prince, by that Italian Machiavelli. He has an interesting take on how to control the local population. A good admin man, but strange idea in places about rebuilding after an invasion.

    May all your battles be bloody.

    Boudica
    • CommentAuthorJoiner
    • CommentTimeApr 6th 2012
     
    "Have you read The Prince, by that Italian Machiavelli."

    Attila is a Hun, not a Time Traveller dear. :winkkiss:
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeApr 6th 2012
     
    Then we all better read some HG Wells :shamed:
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      CommentAuthorDamonHD
    • CommentTimeApr 6th 2012
     
    And the definition in the UK of poverty is no longer just the 10%-of-income rule as of a month or so ago IIRC, so HRH I think is now finally excluded from that category I believe. Which makes it all worthwhile.

    Rgds

    Damon
    • CommentAuthorJoiner
    • CommentTimeApr 6th 2012
     
    Hell of a lot of information available to Hydro-Quebec's customers... http://www.hydroquebec.com/business/moyen/tarif-affaires.html
    • CommentAuthorborpin
    • CommentTimeApr 6th 2012
     
    Ok time to stop there as I have found the interim report which we just could not do justice to.http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/11/funding-support/fuel-poverty/3226-fuel-poverty-review-interim-report.pdf

    However, I standby the thought that those well off use the most fuel because they can afford it and the tariffs should be amended so those that use less pay proportionally less. Perhaps raise the tax % but make the first X kwh tax free? Of course you would need to stop the energy companies basterdising it.
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeApr 6th 2012
     
    Posted By: borpinenergy companies basterdising it.

    That is the biggest problem, where there is a scheme there is a schemer :sad:
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      CommentAuthorDamonHD
    • CommentTimeApr 6th 2012
     
    "regulatory arbitrage"
    • CommentAuthorJoiner
    • CommentTimeApr 6th 2012
     
    192 pages, borpin!:shocked:

    Mind prĂƒÂ©cising it for us? :bigsmile:
    • CommentAuthorborpin
    • CommentTimeApr 7th 2012
     
    Well I did try and work out what it meant but gave up!
    • CommentAuthorJoiner
    • CommentTimeApr 8th 2012
     
    :bigsmile:
    • CommentAuthorjamesingram
    • CommentTimeApr 8th 2012 edited
     
    first thoughts for my area, Slough
    blue or green in the main sub/urban area which is mainly 1950+ housing estates
    And its red where all the rich people live :bigsmile:
    • CommentAuthorjamesingram
    • CommentTimeApr 8th 2012 edited
     
    slightly different , but interesting
    map of industrial greenhouse gas emissions in Europe from http://www.sandbag.org.uk/maps/emissions/ #green #eco #info << interesting stats.
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      CommentAuthorDamonHD
    • CommentTimeApr 8th 2012
     
    Yes, very interesting. And Drax pops up straight away for the UK...

    Rgds

    Damon

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