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Darren:
I think we must have come from the same bloodline somewhere in the distant past......the same as 90% of the population...... :wave:

Darren:

--- Quote from: PTsideshow on July 05, 2009, 10:51:37 AM ---Don't you in England already have cap and trade and didn't your utility cost jump a bunch like they did in Germany it jumped 25% as the companies passed it on. code.

glen

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I believe the actual figure it rose was 47% as it was a percentage on a percentage...it is set to do the same again this year.

The predictions are that if we use the amount of gas and electricity at the current rate we today then by 2020 the average annual bill is likely to be 5,000 quid a year.
http://www.moneyhospital.co.uk/blog/post/we-face-5000-a-year-energy-bills-20129?cid=MH271

Of course we can't afford those figures so we will be going cold and sit in the dark at night.



What can we do, not a lot. But we personally have fitted 5x20 solar tubes to our roof along with a 300lt hot water cylinder last year, it's working exceptionally well and we have free hot water for around 8mths of the year. Even in the depth of winter the tank normally sits at 20-25C instead of 6-8 which helps reduce the cost of heating it.
Secondly, we have almost finished insulating our whole basement with 75mm of high value insulation boards. In one large room down there if you have the lights on for just one hour and stay in it, it becomes comfortably warm with no other heating source in the depth of winter.
Why the basement, cos it stays at a uniform temperature all year round and is well sheltered from the winter bite.
It was also in the worst condition compared to the rest of the house when we bought it, so it got done first.

We can only try and hope we are doing the right things while we are still young enough to get them done.

Besides, it's now a very nice room.

 :ddb:

Darren:
Oh, and they can't tax me on making hot water from the sun or for using less energy to heat my basement.

Well not year on year...they did to install and renovate or so they think, but I beat them on that too.....deleted unsuitable words for minors   :thumbup:

John Hill:
Fart tax!   http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0309/S00040.htm

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