The power bill has doubled

and the cost of milk and orange juice as gone up with it even though both the dairy and the juicer are using less power than they were using. My power bills have gone up too even though I am using far less power than I did when the Senior Cat needed the house to be warm or cool. (That was not just comfort it was a safety issue.)

This morning's rant by those trying to run their business with dramatically increasing power prices is justified.  We have a government dependent on the support of "the Greens" in order to stay in power. We have the United Nations complaining we are not doing enough to prevent "climate change" and pressure from all the Pacific island nations claiming that they are going to drown because of "global warming".

In reality this country is probably punching well above its weight if we consider it has a tiny population for the size of the land mass - and that most of the land mass is uninhabitable. What is the real danger for us is that the economy will fold under the weight of trying to turn "green" in an unrealistic fashion. The "renewable" demands are simply not taking into consideration the way the population is situated and the difficulty of getting power, especially enough power, to everyone who needs it in a reliable and environmentally responsible fashion. Of course this does not consider that the government is still apparently happy to obtain the money brought in by coal and gas sold and used overseas.

I was asked recently whether I supported the idea of nuclear power. I do. It is the only realistic option. Yes, it is expensive - but expensive in the short term. Over the long term it is almost certainly going to be much cheaper. Yes, it will take time to build - but almost certainly not as long as those opposed to it will have us believe. Yes, there are some associated risks and problems with storage issues but they are no greater than the risks and problems associated with the supposedly friendly and "green" solar panels and wind turbines. 

Returning small amounts of money to us in an effort to hide the increase in power bills and the uncertainty of the electricity supply under renewables is dangerous and irresponsible. It is not going to cover the increase in my power bills although I now use far less than we once did. It most certainly is not going to cover the increase in the cost of milk or juice or anything else. 

Is the price too high? I think it is because there are alternatives.