Electricity Bills: Watt a Rip-Off! In conversation with energy expert Kathryn Porter | S1EP53

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In this episode, it’ll blow your mind that the UK pays over £1bn per year to not use wind energy, the great curtailing process exposed.

Kathryn Porter, Energy Consultant of Watt-Logic, chats with host Alex on why and how the UK pays over 27p per kilowatt hour for electricity in comparison to Europe paying under 11p per kilowatt hour. Kathryn also goes into in-depth detail about the UK’s journey from parity in 2011 to today’s price gap.


Kathryn Porter is an independent energy consultant with broad experience of the energy and finance sectors in both leadership and technical roles. She works with companies across the energy value chain, from producers and generators to large energy consumers, advising on new projects, procurement and risk management, and the impact of regulatory and market change. She has specific expertise in the utilities, oil and gas sectors, with finance experience spanning equities and equity derivatives, debt capital markets, M&A, loans, and commodity derivatives.

Kathryn holds a Master’s Degree in Physics from the University of Exeter and an MBA from London Business School. She is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments and is a member of the Institute of Directors. She is also an associate member of the Executive Council of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies and recently became a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Fan Makers.


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Watt-Logic website: https://watt-logic.com/


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0:00 Introduction
2:34 'The True Affordability of Net Zero' Report
6:24 £220bn Cost of Net Zero Policies
9:45 The £220 Billion Gap in UK Electricity Costs
12:25 Rise of Environmental Levies: £17bn and Beyond
14:41 Curtailing Renewable Energy Costs
21:14 Soaring Prices Killing UK Manufacturing
25:30 The Reliable Source of Nuclear
33:36 Opposition Parties' Current Energy Policy Directions
43:43 Critical Infrastructure Concerns and Supply Chain Issues
43:55 Clarifying Misunderstandings on the Gas Crisis
46:32 Are Policy Costs 25% in Energy Bills?
49:46 Testing Gas, Nuclear, and System Design Scenarios
58:20 Kathryn & Watt-Logic's Roles
1:00:28 Quick-Fire Questions
1:12:26 Upcoming Ventures


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