Energy

  • The Conservatives need a stronger energy policy

    The belief that energy should still be an expensive commodity for the average consumer in the UK is beginning to look like a fallacy. As more investment goes into green technology and it’s ever more evident that we’re not going to be reliant on oilfields for our source and supply in the near future, the only option is lower prices.

    This is our way out of a binding infrastructure of high charges and abusive pricing that’s lasted many conflicts and wars and has not been resolved by much international effort.

    A campaign poster showing Conservative aims and ambitions for cheaper energy (Credit: The Conservative Party/LinkedIn).

    The homegrown energy production that’s promised by new energy developments proves that pricing can be resolved in a much more local forum than before. It also shows that energy is not centralised or concentrated on particular countries but is now becoming a potential for any country.

    The Conservatives are often at the forefront of arguing that a statement of affairs is not necessarily a firm fact of the matter. And yet, it struggles to come out with a firm guarantee that lower prices will become a reality for every consumer.

    The UK now has a sort of energy production capacity that is sovereign and independent of other states. Because it’s green it’s also reliant on more local conditions and is less of a subject of controversy for people overseas. This is our only option to exit a punitive and cruel international market. It’s only problem is how far party’s are willing to invest in it.

  • Caught: Gazprom executive

    In an exclusive for Conservative News Site, a Gazprom executive alleged to have responsibilities to maintain a Gazprom energy supply in the UK against the will of authorities has now been spotted.

    A suspect alleged of energy interference spotted here in Reading Station, in Reading, Berkshire.

    He’s believed to have escaped authorities on numerous occasions, having intimidated energy workers in Northern parts of the country. He’s said to have expert tactical support from Russian military contacts.

  • Call for information: Iraq criminal

    In an exclusive for Conservative News Site, a London-based criminal alleged to wreak havoc in Iraq and the wider Middle East for his role in energy price manipulation has now been spotted.

    A suspect alleged of price fixing and unrelated sex crimes seen here in Reading, Berkshire.

    He’s also alleged to run pimping racketeering networks throughout London and in the UK at large. He’s believed to be one of the world’s worst sex criminals.

    Any information relating to this individual must be passed to a relevant public body. It will be used to build an accurate case, if one exists.

  • Energy shouldn’t be run by criminals

    The drive for green energy is really a push for energy security and for lower prices overall. We don’t want oil from rich Arab states or gas from Russia, for instance. This is the practical reality also of being shifted out because such states are moving on. We’re going to be out of the game at some point anyway, and we’re not in big league politics anymore.

    “The government is investing in renewable and nuclear energy to get the UK off the rollercoaster of fossil fuel prices and onto clean, homegrown power it controls, protecting the British people and building a system that can bring down bills for good.”

    However, the homegrown industry being developed principally by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is a jobs growth initiative and an infrastructure bonanza. It’s not the supermarket sweep for cheaper pricing structures that we so desperately need. It’s not just a lack of focus, it’s a lack of direction. If the Secretary of State doesn’t pick it up, we’ll all be the poorer for it.

  • Labour policy is better value than energy prices

    The Labour government is following in the footsteps of Sunak’s in continuing to offer discounted energy this winter.

    The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero believes this is sufficient to cover the needs of the nearly six million families he says it will benefit.

    Such an approach is now an old refrain in the UK, where savings and bills are a choice that many have to make. It’s also indicative of a coupon-led groupthink in central government.

    The handing out of vouchers has effectively denied the public the possibility of a check on unreasonable price rises in a time when green energy now overwhelming promises to bring them down.

    The low usage households among us are still stitched up with costly fees alongside fuel charges that are not marginal in the slightest.

    The total amount may equal more meals for a family table, and yet this isn’t reflected in the government’s policy.

  • Call for information: Scottish Power antagonist

    In an exclusive for Conservative News Site, a criminal antagonist alleged to target Scottish Power in its business and consumer activities has been spotted.

    A suspect alleged of business interference seen here in Reading Station, in Reading, Berkshire.

    He’s alleged to target people engaged in its sector position. He’s also instructed accomplices to target office staff, and others engaged in remote activity.

    Any information relating to this individual must be passed to a relevant public body. It will be used to build an accurate case, if one exists.

  • Spain plunged into darkness

    Spanish authorities are working to restore operations in its energy systems as cities like Madrid are scuppered by a large scale power supply incident.

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    It’s led to consumer disruption, such as in large neighbourhoods. The issue has also affected its neighbour, Portugal, as it struggles with power supplies.

  • Great British Energy kicks into gear

  • GB Energy must deliver on its promises

    The Labour government’s fervour to capitalise on green energy took a new turn yesterday. The new board of GB Energy held its first meeting to inaugurate its role in the UK-based industry.

    However, its mission to “own and invest in clean energy projects across the UK to create good, skilled jobs and growth” says little to us on lower prices for its low cost generative capacity.

    This omission in government communications is radio silence on the anxiety many feel. The high energy prices at present drain the budgets of the population as quango’s fund their lifestyles.

  • Gas prices drive concern in UK

    A natural resource is seen as a private commodity, to be sold and purchased on international markets. Just as coffee, rice, and sugar fluctuate in price, so natural sources turned to energy do the same. There’s no guarantee energy prices will decrease.

    Ed Miliband MP (Doncaster North/Labour), the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, has touted a letter he wrote to Ofgem on global gas price rises. He writes it to seek protection for UK consumers as financial difficulties press on people.

    “Britain remains highly exposed to these global gas markets, including to generate power and heat our homes, which means this increase in wholesale prices will feed through into the price cap that you announce for April 1. Once again, the British people and British businesses will face the consequences of fossil fuel markets we do not control.”

    In spite of a rapid increase in generating green energy in the UK, there’s little to suggest prices will actually decrease for UK bill payers. It’s in the genome of UK business executives to see it as an energy market worth playing for than one worth paying for.

  • Pres. Trump weighs America’s energy options

    President Trump has stated a desire to restore America’s energy sovereignty with a National Energy Dominance Council. His take on energy independence comes as he seeks to end America’s reliance on imports.

    The Council, chaired by Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, will also produce a National Energy Dominance Strategy. It’s meant to help with “cutting red tape, enhancing private sector investments, and advancing innovation.”

  • Miliband touts wind transition

    Ed Miliband MP (Doncaster North/Labour), Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, has lauded the green technology revolution as it reaches a new milestone in the UK.

    He posted on X to mark a move from gas to wind power as the largest source of electricity. It comes in step with massive investment in renewable’s to meet net zero targets.

  • Labour’s affordability crisis

    In recent years, the issue of energy pricing has come to the fore in a major way. It’s been on the agenda because of higher prices for ordinary consumers, the type of people who need to heat their homes to keep themselves warm in cold weather, and winter months.

    The climate crisis is also leading to an energy crisis, such as pricing that locks people out of powering their homes to a sufficient level. It means some switch off heating, while others manage their usage using schedules, and look out for discounts here and there.

    The agreements at COP29, and the plan set forward by Labour for achieving our targets as a nation, are lacking in the resolution of this crisis. It’s known formally as a “cost of living” crisis, but it’s more important to see it in terms of affordability, and its knock on effects.

    The innovation of green technology has led to a surge in the generation of wind, solar, and hydro power, but it hasn’t meant cheaper prices. The promise of such development has been energy security, and much lower rates, but this has not yet been delivered at scale.

    Instead, the new Labour government has continued a line of argument that promises new, smaller-scale installations in people’s homes, without delivery of the much cheaper power from our green energy infrastructure, including wind, solar, and hydroelectricity.

  • Is a green future close?

    Ed Miliband MP (Doncaster North/Labour) has said green energy production on a large scale in the UK is possible by 2030. It raises hopes of lower prices, and less reliance on other states.

    As the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, he needs to be the optimist. It’s the public who have to wait, and the prospect of such a development at such a speed feels out of reach.