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2024-04-02 Economy

The energy giants pocketing £420bn profit while millions struggle with cost-of-living crisis: New data shows 20 firms have made staggering sums since 2020 while hard-up households grappled with soaring bills

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Posted by Skidmark 2024-04-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [238 views ] Top

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There has been some recent increases in Electrical power grid emission captures in urban and Rural areas. What I have seen, powered a large TV and a few basic house lights.

BTW: Power companies are now switching out older power meters for meters that allow them & Gov. to remotely or monitor control of your homes power usage.

Interesting that the older meters ""can be acquired" at flea markets for $50+/-

Posted by NN2N1 2024-04-02 05:05|| 2024-04-02 05:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Leaving aside that the cost-of-living crisis is from governments effing up the economy, it is a Great Injustice(tm) that someone is poor while someone else is making money. In the name of Decolonization, Ignorance and Equity (DIE), we must dismantle the oil companies and ban the use of fuel so everyone can be poor, cold and equal together.

Posted by SteveS 2024-04-02 08:53|| 2024-04-02 08:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Generators beat 'rolling blackout' enforced energy conservation measures. Plan for summer.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-04-02 09:27|| 2024-04-02 09:27|| Front Page Top

#4 Before or after taxes? Next year's capital improvements?

Posted by Bobby 2024-04-02 13:10|| 2024-04-02 13:10|| Front Page Top

#5 Ref # 3
Generac 22kw installed in 2020, can run the entire house including A/C, washer and dryer, well pump and diswasher simultaneously. $9k fully installed with 7 yr warranty. Peace of Mind has no price!

Posted by NoMoreBS 2024-04-02 14:42|| 2024-04-02 14:42|| Front Page Top

#6 A relative had a whole house nat gas powered generator hooked up a few years ago. It can run the house indefinitely as long as there's natural gas coming through the line. It cost her $22,000. Most of that expense was the electric switch and site preparation, gas line extension, etc. The actual generator was a small portion of the total.

Posted by Gromble+Dribble4342 2024-04-02 16:55|| 2024-04-02 16:55|| Front Page Top

Years ago stripper wells in the Midwest that had a steady flow of natural gas (flares) could be piped and regulated to provide energy for rural homes. Don't know if that is still being done or not.

Oil lease pumping engines were also run by gas from a well flare. Again, don't know if that is still done or not either.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-04-02 17:02|| 2024-04-02 17:02|| Front Page Top

#8 I had a couple friends back in PeeAye who got free gas as a result of allowing an easement for the gas company to cross their properties to get to wells.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-04-02 17:34|| 2024-04-02 17:34|| Front Page Top

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