White Christmas for UK means consumers will have to fork over more ‘green’

By Dana Malcolm

Staff Writer

#UnitedKingdom, November 24, 2022 – Winter is coming in the United Kingdom as meteorologists heralded in snow, heavy wind and rain for the early part this week.  The white stuff started coming down in Scotland over the weekend and parts of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales were under yellow alert for extreme flooding, ice and wind all day on Monday.

It was expected that wind gusts of up to 65 mph on land and up to 80 mph in coastal areas would occur in England and temperatures in some areas of the UK were projected to hit below zero.

The frigid temperatures come after one of the hottest summers on record for the UK.

More cold weather means more heating costs for everyone across the UK as oil and gas continue to rise in cost.  British residents initially would have had a cost cap on their fuel bills for the next two years requiring they pay no more than £2,500 a year on their energy bills.  However, that time frame has been reduced to next April, only five months away.  Still, though the grace period is much shorter than the original plan, it will at least get them through this winter season.

The weather is expected to become more mild by the end of the week, a caveat given consumers have been hit with record high energy prices even with the government assistance.

caption:  FILE PHOTO, SCOTLAND 2019/2020