Gas is going up. That's quite normal, as long as the gas is lighter than air. A quick question to Mr Google reveals that natural gas (which is the subject matter) is lighter than air, whilst bottled (propane or butane) gas is heavier. So now I know (I actually knew about the bottled gas, just wasn't sure about the natural version.
The government is a bit worried about the huge price rises and is looking to give loans to the bigger players in the market, and leave the smaller ones to struggle or go bust. Sounds a bit unfair, but these smaller resellers have benefitted from an open market place and (I assume) made profit whilst prices were lower (or at least when they were not as volatile), and if they can't weather the storm then I guess we can blame market forces. My electricity is through one of the newer, smaller resellers so it will be interesting to see how it fairs.
I read that BP is investing heavily in solar projects around the world, proving that old fashioned fossil fuelled energy companies can move with the times, which cannot be a bad thing. I'm a fan of solar energy, it seems to me that it's one of the most consistent things we have on the planet (actually, it's not on the planet but you know what I mean) only being an issue when the clouds come in, and even then I read that they still function with a smallest amount of light unlike wind turbines which obviously have to spin at a certain speed to generate power.
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