Generous : Our energy future: costs or savings?

Our energy future: costs or savings?

28 Jul 2010 by Paul Northup

The Telegraph is today reporting that the Government is saying that ‘Householders face a £300-a-year rise in their gas and electricity bills and significant cuts in how much energy they use if Britain is to “keep the lights on” and meet its climate change targets.’

But this sort of lead coverage isn’t exactly helpful or Generous-spirited. It faces one truth: energy will undoubtedly have to cost more in the future. But it relegates talk about the ways in which households can work to greatly reduce their energy needs and consumption going forward. Something we’re very switched onto here at Generous.

Admittedly, the Telegraph article does go on to talk about the imperative of energy-saving initiatives, but its thrust remains cost. ‘This would make the average family’s annual energy bill of £1,100, £300 more expensive.’

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