Outlandish energy bills are pouring in across Europe. Small businesses are being forced to shut down for good, as energy costs multiply to unsustainable levels. Small business owners from the UK and Ireland have been flooding the internet with photos of their shockingly high energy bills. The Poppyfields café in Athlone, Ireland went viral after posting a photo of their near €10,000 energy bill. The small café must pay nearly $10,000 every two months just to keep the lights on. The energy crisis in Europe has driven electricity prices up 250 percent over the past twelve months. It’s about to get much worse, as the winter season draws near.
UK braces for “terrifying” winter of blackouts and bankruptcies
In the United Kingdom, Britons are bracing for energy bill increases of 80 percent. Britons are being disillusioned by the government’s “energy caps” that the government continues to raise anyway. According to Cornwall Insight, the “energy cap” is set to rise 80 percent in October (£3,549). The energy cap is projected to raise again early next year (to £6,600). As such, Britons are preparing for a “terrifying” winter of outages, blackouts and bankruptcies.
According to Caroline Abrahams, charity director of Age UK, “‘It’s a truly frightening prospect and one that most could not have prepared for, and never expected to face at this point in their lives,” adding “I think a lot of older people will be utterly bewildered that it has come to this and will also feel badly let down, and I can’t say I blame them.”
Outlandish energy bills are pouring in across Europe. Small businesses are being forced to shut down for good, as energy costs multiply to unsustainable levels. Small business owners from the UK and Ireland have been flooding the internet with photos of their shockingly high energy bills. The Poppyfields café in Athlone, Ireland went viral after posting a photo of their near €10,000 energy bill. The small café must pay nearly $10,000 every two months just to keep the lights on. The energy crisis in Europe has driven electricity prices up 250 percent over the past twelve months. It’s about to get much worse, as the winter season draws near.
UK braces for “terrifying” winter of blackouts and bankruptcies
In the United Kingdom, Britons are bracing for energy bill increases of 80 percent. Britons are being disillusioned by the government’s “energy caps” that the government continues to raise anyway. According to Cornwall Insight, the “energy cap” is set to rise 80 percent in October (£3,549). The energy cap is projected to raise again early next year (to £6,600). As such, Britons are preparing for a “terrifying” winter of outages, blackouts and bankruptcies.
According to Caroline Abrahams, charity director of Age UK, “‘It’s a truly frightening prospect and one that most could not have prepared for, and never expected to face at this point in their lives,” adding “I think a lot of older people will be utterly bewildered that it has come to this and will also feel badly let down, and I can’t say I blame them.”
