A BBC show has claimed that electricity is expensive because of the price of gas. That's nonsense, says David Turver. When taxpayer subsidies are included, electricity from renewables is far more expensive than from gas.
Rising electricity bills aren't just about gas prices – renewables' subsidies, grid costs and backup power are the real culprits, says David Turver. It's time to change course and abandon Net Zero.
The latest Carbon Budget is not just chock full of misinformation – from lowballing renewable costs to wild predictions on heat pumps and EVs – it also wants us to eat bugs! says David Turver.
Ed Miliband's Net Zero plans have been torpedoed by the UK's top offshore wind developer as Danish company Ørsted axes a number of major projects as part of a 25% cut to its investment plans.
A record-smashing £2.4 billion in CfD subsidies was paid out in 2024, with offshore wind pocketing £1.9 billion. David Turver crunches the numbers to reveal what it means for UK energy bills.
The Feed-in-Tariff scheme, which pays homeowners for generating solar power, is costing taxpayers a record £1.86 billion, with payments increasing despite falling generation, reveals David Turver.
A staggering £328 billion has been poured into a chaotic government merry-go-round of subsidies in a botched attempt to fix the madness of our energy policy, reveals David Turver.
David Turver looks at the energy horrors in Labour's Budget, including 22% more cash for Ed Miliband's Net Zero Department to waste on green energy unicorns and billions more in renewable subsidies.
No, fossil fuels are not being "subsidised" by the Government, as the Guardian claims, says David Turver. It turns out what they mean is they're not being taxed as much as they think they should be. Tax is not a subsidy.
Keir Starmer's much-hyped International Investment Summit claimed to secure £63bn, but nearly two thirds of this is not new and much of the rest is subsidised and will only lead to higher energy bills, says David Turver.
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