If we can’t solve global conflicts, we can control local excesses
As the saying goes, you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. In truth, you don’t even think about it. This time last year, with Covid rightly dominating the headlines, the electricity supply was on few people’s minds. Now phrases such as “energy security” are everyday terms, as we belatedly realise how much of Europe has sleepwalked into dependency on Russia’s cheap oil and gas. The inflationary pressure on electricity was already strong before Russia invaded Ukraine, prompting Ofgem to implement a huge price cap increase from the start of April. To quote another saying (or is it a song?), the only way is up. Even the wealthiest of households must now be looking at ways to cut their consumption, and may I humbly suggest we all tweak our computers’ power…