Power Cuts, Rationing And High Energy Bills Ahead

British households risk unaffordable energy bills, Ofgem warns - Telegraph

The realisation that the government is about to drop us back into the 1970s when we had blackouts and energy rationing is just dawning on the media and the populace.

In a wide-ranging report into the future of Britain's energy market, Ofgem said that there is a risk that bills could rise by up to 25pc over the next decade unless measures are taken.

Ofgem said that the unprecedented combination of the global financial crisis, tough environmental targets, increasing gas import dependency and the closure of ageing power stations has combined to cast reasonable doubt over whether the current energy arrangements will deliver secure and sustainable energy supplies.

The Telegraph neatly omits the fact that 'tough environmental targets' and 'closure of ageing power stations' are both enforced by the EU.

The original press release from Ofgem can be read here.

Britain has only 3 weeks of energy reserves, as against four months for the Germans. And the EU still wants the ability to take British energy 'in solidarity' with other other member states if they have a shortfall, ie if Russia has another spat with Georgia.

In the meantime the government expands the number of windfarms, which are inefficient and expensive.

The next decade is going to dark in more ways than one.

Britain Heads For Power Cuts

E.ON chief: Preserve coal plants to keep lights on.

Ageing coal-fired power stations should be exempted from environmental regulations and kept open to stop the lights from going out, the chief executive of E.ON UK has urged the government.

Paul Golby told the Guardian that some of the coal and oil-fired plants due to close this decade because of European pollution regulations should remain operational and ready to come online during periods of peak demand such as those experienced in recent weeks. The Guardian revealed this month that almost 100 large power users had to switch to alternative sources when National Grid triggered clauses in their interruptible supply contracts.

And just because we are run by cretins who obey their cretin-masters in Brussels, we are going to suffer longer and more frequent power cuts in the very near future - and for a long time.

The green lobby are already whingeing, but even they must have noticed we are getting interrupted supplies. Not that they need worry, since no British government will have the guts or the intelligence to do anything about it.

Britain's Forthcoming Blackouts

Britain facing blackouts for first time since 1970s - Telegraph: "Low Carbon Transition Plan":

Demand for power from homes and businesses will exceed supply from the national grid within eight years, according to official figures.

The shortage of supplies will hit the equivalent of many as 16 million families for at least one hour during the year, it is forecast.

Nothing like planning for the future.