Is the Energy Crisis one big con?

[DarloRich]

Is the Energy Crisis one big con?

No. Next question.

 

[BRX]

You have just justified nationalisation & that privatisation works against consumers in this case.

Sure.

But in your OP you were talking about a difference in cost between renewables and fossil fuels, and "unlinking" them. I'm pointing out that that's not the issue. The issue is the high price of energy in general, which doesn't actually have much to do with how the power is generated. The high price right now is due to high demand and yes, a roughly energy-self-sufficient country like the UK could isolate itself from that high price by ensuring that all energy produced within its territory was used to satisfy its own consumption needs before any surplus was sold at international wholsesale rates. Nationalisation would be one of the most obvious ways of achieving that.

You were also talking about the renewables-rich parts of the UK subsidising other parts, which is a false argument, I would say.

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By the way ... I guess that if most energy-self-sufficient countries in the world did go for the approach of nationalisation, and blocking any exports unless they were surplus to domestic demand, then for any country relying on imports, their energy cost would go up massively - even more so than we are seeing at the moment in a mostly globalised energy market.

 

[najaB]

So why are you in Scotland linking your electric bills to the wholesale price of gas, a minor generator for Scotland?

Because the electricity market is not a devolved matter.