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Consumers urged to cut energy use this winter
- llampx 4y agoWhat I am most afraid of is that people won't cut their usage and we'll run out halfway through the winter. There should be a maximum that you can use and the rest is charged at a higher rate to deal with the situation. Meanwhile, rationing usage of an essential good feels so third world.
- fredley 4y agoIn the UK, rationing is strongly associated with WWII, when there was broad rationing of everything nationwide. Given the root cause of gas shortages is a European war that Brits are generally emotionally involved in, it shouldn't be a hard sell.
- autoexec 4y agoI love how it's always consumers who are expected to cut their usage while industry is by far the bigger problem. see also: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/aug/17/ofgem-director-christine-farnish-quits-over-energy-price-cap https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/aug/17/ofgem-direc...