Good morning,
I just received a steep price increase from my energy provider enercity, raising the cost to 15 cents per kWh starting in August. That’s really tough, and I think prices will rise even further.
It’s a strange feeling to be thrown back so quickly into an energy supply situation where you have to figure out how to keep the house warm. It seems to me that the government has given up on the goal of enabling everyone to adequately cover at least their basic needs.
Goodbye central supply structures; now the winner is whoever has solar panels and a heat pump in their new build, while the others are left out.
Welcome back, coal heating 😕
Frustrated regards,
I just received a steep price increase from my energy provider enercity, raising the cost to 15 cents per kWh starting in August. That’s really tough, and I think prices will rise even further.
It’s a strange feeling to be thrown back so quickly into an energy supply situation where you have to figure out how to keep the house warm. It seems to me that the government has given up on the goal of enabling everyone to adequately cover at least their basic needs.
Goodbye central supply structures; now the winner is whoever has solar panels and a heat pump in their new build, while the others are left out.
Welcome back, coal heating 😕
Frustrated regards,
But don’t be tempted 😉
The party platform and the constraints of the coalition agreement don’t always align.
I voted for the FDP once in my life, and I’ve been teased about it ever since (a running gag within the family).
Back then, they had a great party platform (very liberal, indeed) and so on. I read it carefully, but in the end, none of it was actually implemented—zero, nada, nothing at all...
The party platform and the constraints of the coalition agreement don’t always align.
I voted for the FDP once in my life, and I’ve been teased about it ever since (a running gag within the family).
Back then, they had a great party platform (very liberal, indeed) and so on. I read it carefully, but in the end, none of it was actually implemented—zero, nada, nothing at all...
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Pinkiponk17 Jul 2022 09:14SumsumBiene schrieb:
Earlier, I quickly searched three times because this was new to me. I found statements regarding the accusations and also about your quote above on correctiv or taz. It was a sentence from a French talk show intended to provoke someone. The topic was child sexuality, not abuse. It goes without saying that this man is an exceptional rhetorical talent, and even some close party colleagues did not fully accept his partial "backtracking." ;-)
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Pinkiponk17 Jul 2022 09:21i_b_n_a_n schrieb:
We can gladly discuss it here and see how far it goes... @all: I think we will soon find out how much patience the moderator still has for us, and I suggest we gradually return to the topic of gas prices. 🙂
SumsumBiene17 Jul 2022 11:14Pinkiponk: Thanks for the note. I am fully aware that I need to look into this more to form a judgment that makes sense to me. However, I don’t have the time or motivation to do so.
I just find it repeatedly alarming how opinions are formed or used as "arguments" based on accusations and quotes.
@Matador: What would be your suggestion? From 7 cents it then becomes 14… hmm… we are already paying 16 cents regularly.
My suggestion: There should be allowances. Let’s say a three-person household needs about 12,000 kWh per year on average. This costs, for example, 10 cents. Everything consumed beyond that costs significantly more.
I also realize that it makes a difference whether you live in an old, uninsulated house or a new building.
A truly fair solution probably doesn’t exist.
I just find it repeatedly alarming how opinions are formed or used as "arguments" based on accusations and quotes.
@Matador: What would be your suggestion? From 7 cents it then becomes 14… hmm… we are already paying 16 cents regularly.
My suggestion: There should be allowances. Let’s say a three-person household needs about 12,000 kWh per year on average. This costs, for example, 10 cents. Everything consumed beyond that costs significantly more.
I also realize that it makes a difference whether you live in an old, uninsulated house or a new building.
A truly fair solution probably doesn’t exist.
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Deliverer17 Jul 2022 11:21It would be truly fair if there were reliable prospects from policymakers.
If it is clear that fossil fuels will become 20% more expensive each year (no more, but no less), everyone can plan reasonably and consider what to do with their house, property, and car over the next few years.
If action had started in the 1960s, when climate change became evident, a 5% increase would have been enough. We missed that opportunity, so now a bit more pressure on the system is necessary.
If it is clear that fossil fuels will become 20% more expensive each year (no more, but no less), everyone can plan reasonably and consider what to do with their house, property, and car over the next few years.
If action had started in the 1960s, when climate change became evident, a 5% increase would have been enough. We missed that opportunity, so now a bit more pressure on the system is necessary.
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motorradsilke17 Jul 2022 11:32Deliverer schrieb:
It would truly be fair if there were reliable perspectives from politicians.
If it is clear that fossil fuels will become 20% more expensive each year (no more, but also no less), everyone can plan reasonably and think about what to do with their house, property, and car in the next few years.
If we had started this in the 1960s, when climate change became clear, 5% would have been enough. We messed up then; now a bit more pressure is necessary.Would it then be fair if grandma, who helped build our country, knew she wouldn’t be able to pay her gas bill in three years and therefore had to sell the house she painstakingly built? Her pension won’t cover any renovations.
You will never achieve true fairness.
In my view, a sensible support program would be more realistic.
But first, Germany would need to start producing components for renewable energy again. What good are all the measures if the switch can’t even be made?