Re: what a mess

In message <WA4oj.4845$5K1.1497@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Joerg <notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
Robert Latest wrote:
Joerg wrote:

10 miles up into the mountains people are now up to almost 10 (!) cords. It simply gets colder every winter. But: Wood is CO2 neutral. Any other energy source except ranch methane nuclear is not.

Electricity ties you to a monopoly. Not a good idea IMHO.

Can't you switch suppliers? You can't switch the network very well though.

No, you can't. The company owning the local grid has you over the barrel.

How odd. In the UK the companies generating (or selling) electricity and those operating the power distribution grid are separate entities. You can buy your power from whoever you like - even some supermarkets have got in on the act of reselling electricity. I could even buy off EDF, Electricite de Francaise if I wanted to... they were second best pricing last time I looked.

I actually use Scottish Power (hydroelectric) because they were 30% cheaper than the more local nPower. Gas is similar but is not available where I live.

Water is a bit more tricky you pretty much get out of the tap stuff from whichever reservoir, lake, river or borehole the pipes are connected to.

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