Thank you for taking the time to impart your info. It would seem from your knowledge that things should be a lot better in the future, however, that doesn't help us much for the next few years.
I am being naïve in suggesting that we should all do simple things to cut down on power consumption such as:
Don't leave the tele on standby.
Switch off lights that are not required.
Turn the heating down by a degree or two.
I am sure there are many other things that we could do but is there really an appetite for this?
All good suggestions, one of the big changes that has made a real difference has been the widespread adoption of LED lights - this has been very beneficial to the Grid.
Electricity suppliers have recognised that there isn't much appetite out there to reduce consumption, and they are trying new ways to stimulate action in these area. But once the cost of domestic electricity starts shooting up over the next year or so (we've seen one supplier go bust already last week because of this) then that will have a way of focusing people's attention.
With regard to the diesel problem, well I think we have all been talked into buying diesel cars based on the mpg however, if you don't do a lot of miles I think the overall running costs are increased when taking into account servicing, fuel costs, replacing dirty particulate filters etc.
IMHO, a good lean burn petrol engine is still best for normal motoring leaving the diesels for the HGV trade.
Yes, me too. I shan't buy another though, and as you say for the next few years I think small economical petrol engines are a good solution for many.
