I just read it also touched northern Africa (Morocco and Algeria)... I honestly don't know anyone touched though.The problem isn’t a common policy or pricing or lack thereof, but that the different providers in the different countries rely on all other countries‘ nets being stable. Strong fluctuations in demand or shutdowns can trigger wider shutdowns, for example because a sudden unplanned demand might set a plant into overdrive. To protect it, it would get shutdown, which can cause further shutdowns, and so on, it’s a cascading event. And since there’s transfer between countries, it can happen that such a cascade will cross borders.
Something like this has happened for example back in 2006: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_European_blackout
Always check with a benefits advisor there's billions lying unclaimed from people that are entitled to help but think they're not .I’m living on savings and drawing down my smaller pension early, no benefits because my OH is still working. We don’t live an extravagant lifestyle at all, but we seem to qualify for no help whatsoever. Not old enough to be a proper pensioner - I guess we’re the ‘squeezed middle’. It boils my pee to be giving my hard-earned pensions and savings to energy companies that are making huge profits. I’d rather give the lot directly to good causes.
No, I’ve checked, thanks. 40 years of tax and NI and I’m entitled to bugger all.Always check with a benefits advisor there's billions lying unclaimed from people that are entitled to help but think they're not .
thanks for posting, I checked the yougov site & I think Mum's Winter allowance has gone up to £500. It had already gone up to £300 so thats a nice surprise.I've seen the winter fuel allowance will be increased to £900 this year .
That's great news for your mum and lots of other pensioners they'll certainly need it .thanks for posting, I checked the yougov site & I think Mum's Winter allowance has gone up to £500. It had already gone up to £300 so thats a nice surprise.
You sound like you’ve been impacted by the unfair changes they made to retirement age for WASPI women, I’m sure you’ve already heard of them but Google if not as they may have some resources that are helpful. My MIL has gone through the same and it’s an appalling set of circumstances and no one should suggest otherwise, but I don’t think we should ever ignore the monumental privilege that older generations have had wrt property.It also makes me cross when Gen X’ers call me a Boomer and tell me how lucky I’ve had it. I’ve worked bloody hard to pay off a mortgage and save, only to see the state pension age slink ever further away, while workplace pensions shrink and final salary schemes are discontinued, and living costs spiral. Interest rates have been low for most of my adult life, so saving isn’t rewarded, and now that I really need the NHS, it’s knackered. I don’t FEEL lucky….
No, I’ve checked, thanks. 40 years of tax and NI and I’m entitled to bugger all.
That's reassuring and I think my Mum's will go up the same. She's disabled and near-housebound and needs the heating on a lot in winter - like so many other less able-bodied who can't move around much to keep warm.thanks for posting, I checked the yougov site & I think Mum's Winter allowance has gone up to £500. It had already gone up to £300 so thats a nice surprise.
That's reassuring and I think my Mum's will go up the same. She's disabled and near-housebound and needs the heating on a lot in winter - like so many other less able-bodied who can't move around much to keep warm.
I don't know my daily kwh, but I've been keeping a note of the monthly usage . If anyone is interested, my highest electric monthly kwh was 400kwh a month in winter and the lowest in summer was 290kwh. Can't remember the gasOn average what do you all use daily in kwh for Gas & Eleccy? Trying to figure out if we’re a high use house although I honestly don’t know what else we can cut back on. There is someone in the house 24/7. Plus teenagers flitting back and forth. I rarely use the dryer.
Can I suggest battery powered string lights /lamps ,buy a pack of batteries every week , we had a random blackout and they were a lifesaver .I'm not claustrophobic but when everything is in blackness it's smothering , I was glad of my battery supply and lights at the time .I always keep stocked up they're much better than a torch .I’m a few pages behind so this may land off-topic… i may get a few rechargeable LED lamps in case of blackout. I can’t cope in darkness!
You’re right, we have been fortunate with property, and I had an (almost) free university education, but I’ve worked hard all my life and sacrificed a lot too. I’m too young to be a WASPiE but like many, my retirement planning was absolutely stuffed by pension changes. Just making the point that it’s not ALL beer and skittles if you were born in the sixties! Still. Am living a simple and happy life now.You sound like you’ve been impacted by the unfair changes they made to retirement age for WASPI women, I’m sure you’ve already heard of them but Google if not as they may have some resources that are helpful. My MIL has gone through the same and it’s an appalling set of circumstances and no one should suggest otherwise, but I don’t think we should ever ignore the monumental privilege that older generations have had wrt property.
I have no idea but apparently there's website called loop that monitors your usage and tells you if you're a low userOn average what do you all use daily in kwh for Gas & Eleccy? Trying to figure out if we’re a high use house although I honestly don’t know what else we can cut back on. There is someone in the house 24/7. Plus teenagers flitting back and forth. I rarely use the dryer.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?