The_DADDY Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Well, is it? My supplier boasts of using only electricity from renewable sources. Wind, solar, hydro.. I wont pretend i know much about this subject So I was confused why my electricity was going up in price at the same rate as 'dirty' energy. I mean, green is the way forward right? This was the reply..... Thanks for getting in touch about our prices increasing. There aren’t separate markets for green and non-green energy sources. Once renewable electricity enters the grid, it carries the same wholesale cost as non-green electricity. That means that when electricity produced by burning fossil fuels becomes more expensive, renewable electricity does too. So, what's the point of bragging about how cheap green energy is in comparison to fossil fuel when in the end it cost the same? Or am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungleboy69 Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Dont think they brag about how cheap green energy is, its just the fact that its from renewable sources as opposed to non-renewable. I prefer mine from renewables... some people dont give a monkeys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookesey Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Our supplier can’t manage to run it’s web site professionally, I just wonder of the happenings in it’s beating heart, the mind boggles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fools Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 (edited) marketing stunt, some oddballs are willing to pay more if it says green on the tin The company buys REGO certificates, that's all it means. Edited October 7, 2022 by fools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHasRisen Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 No supplier can claim they use 100%, given all electricity/gas uses the same infrastructure,a load of oul garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dromedary Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 1 minute ago, HeHasRisen said: No supplier can claim they use 100%, given all electricity/gas uses the same infrastructure,a load of oul garbage. They get round that by claiming that the energy they supply to the grid is green, what you actually get is another matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hardie Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, Dromedary said: They get round that by claiming that the energy they supply to the grid is green, what you actually get is another matter. They don’t supply energy to the grid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted October 7, 2022 Author Share Posted October 7, 2022 8 minutes ago, HeHasRisen said: No supplier can claim they use 100%, given all electricity/gas uses the same infrastructure,a load of oul garbage. Bulb do make that claim but only with electricity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fools Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 "We buy our electricity on the wholesale energy market. For every unit of electricity our members use, we buy a renewable generation certificate" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dromedary Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Jim Hardie said: They don’t supply energy to the grid. Pedantic but true, it's the generating companies they buy the energy from that do. Edited October 7, 2022 by Dromedary did a slinny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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