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Originally posted by Paddy View Post
It's a bit like the Dutch Tulip Mania. Investors are buying up "paper gas" as there is little else to invest. It will crash back down."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostBlimey, the Brexit fallout is worse than I thought:
2021-10-02 Dutch Greenhouses Go Dark As Energy Crisis Worsens; Food Inflation Fears Mount For Europe
And it's obviously all the fault of those damned Brexiters!Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Switching customers without consent - Omni Energy is switching customers who are heavy users to Scottish Power or Bulb to stay in business.
One issue is that it is against Ofgem's rules to switch customers without their consent, so Scottish Power and Bulb are cancelling the switches leaving customers with Omni Energy.
https://www.theguardian.com/money/20...xpress-consent
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A source familiar with Omni’s actions said that senior executives at the company had spent days switching hundreds of customers at a time, focusing on the highest energy users.
The source said the company hoped that by offloading the most burdensome customers it could ride out the gas price spike without collapsing. But they said Omni was deliberately not telling customers about the switch.
They also said Omni had turned off its customer helpline, making it harder for people to find out what was going on. When the Guardian called the number, an automated message said it was only fielding emergency calls.
Ofgem is understood to have intervened, ordering Omni to stop switching customers without their express consent.Last edited by SueEllen; 10 October 2021, 14:48."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Sounds like our primary supplier is going too (Pure) after the secondary (Igloo) went last week.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostSounds like our primary supplier is going too (Pure) after the secondary (Igloo) went last week.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostSounds like our primary supplier is going too (Pure) after the secondary (Igloo) went last week.
A residential renewable energy supplier backed by BP is nearing collapse, joining the growing list of industry players which have found themselves unable to weather surging wholesale prices.
Sky News has learnt that Pure Planet, which is 24%-owned by the FTSE-100 energy giant, has commenced discussions with Ofgem, the industry regulator, about entering the Supplier of Last Resort (SOLR) process set up to transfer the customers of failing companies.
Industry sources said on Sunday that an announcement about Pure Planet's fate could be made as soon as this week, although they cautioned that a final decision had yet to be taken.
"You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
Apparently Russia is going to increase supply...Comment
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Originally posted by dsc View Post
Heard that they are currently delivering 18% below pre pandemic levels and this is mostly due to them wanting to fill up their storage atm.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
And the story - https://news.sky.com/story/bp-backed...risis-12430539
A residential renewable energy supplier backed by BP is nearing collapse, joining the growing list of industry players which have found themselves unable to weather surging wholesale prices.
Sky News has learnt that Pure Planet, which is 24%-owned by the FTSE-100 energy giant, has commenced discussions with Ofgem, the industry regulator, about entering the Supplier of Last Resort (SOLR) process set up to transfer the customers of failing companies.
Industry sources said on Sunday that an announcement about Pure Planet's fate could be made as soon as this week, although they cautioned that a final decision had yet to be taken.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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