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Originally Posted by Jaymoss
Those who drill the oil and gas are the ones taking the mick. Profiteering on the back of a global crisis. High demand means they can charge what they want and by golly they are doing exactly that
We should frack in this country and stuff the do gooders
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They DON'T set the prices. The buyers do in a sort of auction process.
You've highlighted the biggest source of extra costs, and higher gas prices, and that is the Green fascists. Eg The start of this was in a major part created by Germany's policy of switching off nuclear and coal, and trying(and failing) to rely on wind power instead.
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
There's not enough transparency on this. For example, what proportion of the wholesale price increase is absorbed by the energy suppliers?
Or are the maintaining their margins and thus their gross profit?
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They publish the figures, and even put them on your bill.