Comments on: The impact of energy and climate change policies on a household energy bill in 2020 http://blog.decc.gov.uk/2012/01/12/the-impact-of-energy-and-climate-change-policies-on-a-household-energy-bill-in-2020/ Department of Energy and Climate Change Blog Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:51:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: peter dublin http://blog.decc.gov.uk/2012/01/12/the-impact-of-energy-and-climate-change-policies-on-a-household-energy-bill-in-2020/#comment-47248 peter dublin Thu, 24 May 2012 18:11:14 +0000 http://blog.decc.gov.uk/?p=1123#comment-47248 1. Relevantly lowering energy use and emissions and saving money for consumers:
State control of grids within which private service providers compete openly and fairly.
Competition – with whatever emission parameters one desires –
ensures lowest efficient energy use by providers to keep down their own costs and prices for consumers (Ceolas.net)

2. Irrelevant energy efficiency policy:
Energy efficiency regulations on buildings, washing machines, light bulbs etc.
Stimulated Market Competition, or Taxation that can help pay for price lowering Subsidies on alternatives, are both better than regulations (exemplified with light bulbs, http://ceolas.net/#li23x):
Not just to keep choice, and not just to lower energy use and emissions, but again, to do so at the lowest possible cost to government and consumers – and regardless of whether one is a right wing (market) or left wing (tax) politician.

]]> By: The mystery of the anti-wind farm report that is not anti-wind farm | RenewaBlog http://blog.decc.gov.uk/2012/01/12/the-impact-of-energy-and-climate-change-policies-on-a-household-energy-bill-in-2020/#comment-47139 The mystery of the anti-wind farm report that is not anti-wind farm | RenewaBlog Wed, 23 May 2012 04:29:25 +0000 http://blog.decc.gov.uk/?p=1123#comment-47139 [...] DECC spokesman later pointed me to its brightly coloured blog, which effectively explains its statement – if only Calor Gas had looked there first, it could [...]

]]> By: D Macdonald http://blog.decc.gov.uk/2012/01/12/the-impact-of-energy-and-climate-change-policies-on-a-household-energy-bill-in-2020/#comment-29529 D Macdonald Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:07:48 +0000 http://blog.decc.gov.uk/?p=1123#comment-29529 O dear! Why do I believe the top line additional cost (tax) and not have any faith in the expected bottom line “savings”? Could we not all just change TV’s per Product Policy, forgo all the rest and save £158 per year?

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