ENERGY MATTERS

[Stanley]

They seem to be ignorant about paragraphs also Peter. Almost every sentence is punctuated as a paragraph. That makes for very disjointed reading.

[Tizer]

I think that began when smartphones became popular and the general attitude among those doing the layout was that users couldn't cope with long paragraphs!

[Stanley]

They should be made to read Joseph Conrad! Some of his sentences are amazing!

[Tizer]

More information about the fires...
`The crews bracing themselves for a rise in electric car fires' BBC

[Tripps]

This burning vehicle pictured outside Buckingham palace today, has been described as an "exploding pedicab".

On fire

I think it may have been battery assisted, but let's not jump to conclusions. It will take more than the traditional damp tea towel to extinguish it.

[Stanley]

The energy matters that are concerning me are connected with the fact that British Gas has made what they describe as 'major changes and improvements' in my energy account. So far they have changed the account number, demanded meter readings and still got my account wrong. I shall send in my own readings tomorrow as normal.

[Stanley]

I have sent the meter readings in.

[Tripps]

Me too, as I do on the last day of every month, and the next day Octopus tell me that -

Electricity 187 kWh cost £67.65, and Gas ( 122 meter units) cost £106.80.
So total energy costs for the month of March 2024 is £174.45.

When you consider my monthly D/D was (pre crisis) and for a long time, about £73 per month - that's a lot of money.

[Big Kev]

My gas meter hasn't been so smart for the last couple of months so I sent a manual reading on the app, I'll check all is well tomorrow. There's going to be a lot of price change messages going through the system so it may take a couple of hours.

[Stanley]

Yes, I have not bothered to open my web page because I have no doubt it will be slow this month as everything changes. Question is, will the new system be any smarter?

[Stanley]

I had a look at the web page and closed it again. It is a confused mess. I think it's best left alone to heal itself.
Example, at the moment it has lost the Direct Debit because it has changed the Account number. I hope they realise this soon......

[Tizer]

`Why green steam is a hot issue for business' BBC