Jess Ralston
Head of Energy at the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit. Mainly power, homes & heating.
All views my own etc
- The UK press has seemingly panicked about solar panel fires over the last few days How concerned do we need to be? The numbers suggest... not very 🧵
- Lots of talk about the "cost of renewables" But have they actually LOWERED the price of electricity we pay TODAY? TLDR; yes, by around a quarter, or £25/MWh That's why it's a mistake to stop investment in them (*cough* certain politicians). eciu.net/analysis/rep...
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- Why are bills going up by £100 in April? R4 Today's Nick Robinson claimed "People say bills are going to go up... because *you’re determined not to use fossil fuels*" With many households still struggling with the cost of living, let's look at what's *actually* happening...
- How much oil and gas is REALLY left in the North Sea? 🤔 According to a new report by oil and gas lobby group @oeuk.bsky.social, loads!!!! *As long as they get subsidies and deregulation* Is this true? And if so, would it lower bills? Let's investigate...
- 💵 ENERGY BILLS & RENEWABLES How much are they going up by? Why are they going up? What are the long-term causes of high bills? A short 🧵 on why the answer isn't all blowing in the wind...
- Well this is strange 🧐 Yesterday the @telegraphnews.bsky.social had an article about Ofgem's much-needed £24bn investment in upgrading the gas and electricity networks. The author correctly stated that the *net increase* on an energy bill would be £24/yr by 2031 (£104/yr added, £80 saving):
- 🔎 How has the gas crisis impacted industry? New @eciu.net analysis finds energy costs for British industry surged by £29bn during gas crisis Highlighting the heavy price paid for UK's continued reliance on gas Let's look at the evidence... 🧵 ca1-eci.edcdn.com/reports/Indu...
- Blackout risk in Britain is LOWEST this winter since pre-Covid, according to @neso-energy.bsky.social & renewable power generation in the UK is HIGHER than ever Renewables = energy security 💚 independent.co.uk/news/busines...
- 🚨TODAY - at 11am 🚨 Media briefing: Defence, security and climate Please do join us: - Lt Gen Richard Nugee (former British Army, now climate change NED at MOD) - Professor Mike Bradshaw (Warwick University) - Camilla Toulmin (IIED) Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
- Kemi Badenoch's oil & gas speech: "When the oil and gas windfall tax was brought in, the oil price was near a historic high...but for months there has not been a windfall to tax" The global oil price today, after conflict in Israel / Iran overnight📈 tradingeconomics.com/commodity/cr...
