Increasing Energy Costs In Great Britain

Regular readers know about the renewable energy debacle in Europe (Europe at a tipping point) and the energy challenge facing Great Britain (Will Great Britain be prepared this year? ) which I follow with the other "Big Stories."

So, this article sent to me by Don was just a bit more than interesting, reported by BBC:

British Gas said prices for its dual-fuel customers would go up by 9.2% on 23 November. That includes an 8.4% increase in gas prices and a 10.4% rise in electricity prices. 

Regular readers also know that Great Britain could probably be energy independent or nearly energy independent if they wanted. But their actions have consequences, as noted by the BBC.

Meanwhile, our "own" South Dakota, MDU was granted a 2% rate increase vs the 3.3% it had requested.

By the way, I've not yet had time to find out how Britain's Thames Estuary off-shore wind farm during the recent storm, said to be the worse storm in the last five years (this time of year?) in Great Britain.

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A Note To The Granddaughters

Regular readers know that one of my pet peeves is that McDonald's -- which is so good about offering free wi-fi across the country -- tries very, very hard to prevent folks from "plugging in." This is incredible. At the McDonald's on the north side of Salina, Kansas, just off US Highway 81, and just south of the I-70, the manager has installed a long bank of outlets. One other individual was plugged in when I walked in. She was in the booth on the other side of the bank of outlets; I took the large semi-circular table that sat four in permanently fixed seats. I am very, very impressed. And no "PlayRoom" -- something else I've talked about with regard to McDonald's.