Subj : energy bills and bbses
To : MATT MUNSON
From : Vincent Coen
Date : Mon Aug 29 2022 06:32 pm
Hello MATT!
Sunday August 28 2022 17:20, you wrote to me:
VC>> You should expect charges to go up to pay for the extra elec
VC>> costs if you are in Europe.
> Im in California where its rather dysfunctional. We are trying to
> become zero carbon and its not exactly working well. Im trying to
> think of solutions such as turning off my PS5 instead of putting it to
> slep.
But it cannot be as bad as the UK;
1 kw of electricity is now charged at not less than 0.40 pound ($0.45 US
dollar) and in October it is going up to 0.80 plus ($1.00) with a standing
charge of 0.47 per day.
Cost of gas for central heating boilers etc has gone from 0.02 beginning of
the
year to currently 0.15p with a standard change of 30 pounds ($35) or more per
month and that (per Kw) is due to double by October.
Car fuel petrol / gas etc is now 1.90 and if you have a Diesel engine it is
close to 2.00 ($2.50) a Litre.
These prices are due to fall but have not seen it yet.
Based on a US. Gallon and a UK Gallon is a third bigger (8 pints at a weight
of
7.5 pounds against a US gallon of 6 pounds in weight.
For Avgas (for light airplanes) local airfield is charging :
1.80 - 2.20 pounds per litre.
So hiring a club aircraft is now up to 220 pounds per hour (with instructor).
IT get for example a PPL it is over 9,000 pounds assuming 45 hours training.
It is getting expensive to live in the UK !
And you think the USA has problems :)
Vincent
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