Alarming energy bills force couple to chop down trees for wood to heat home

 “Which is why my partner and I have found a new solution: heading to our local woodland each evening, chopping up the fallen trees in our midst and loading our rucksacks with enough to burn for several days. 

“This wasn’t how I planned to spend my October evenings. But the idea took root when we stepped off the plane a fortnight ago. After a gloriously sunny Spanish holiday, we returned to the beginnings of a grim British winter -– a feeling intensified all the more when we walked through our north London front door, where a chill had set in in our absence. “

It comes as energy bills have been forecast to reach over £4,000 in April when the energy price guarantee scheme is set to come to end. The measure was originally announced by Prime Minister Liz Truss, who is stepping down next week after being forced to resign following a disastrous few weeks in the job. 

When she came under scrutiny, Ms Truss’ main line of defence was that under her energy price guarantee, typical households would not have to pay more than £2,500 on bills a year, for the next two years, swerving horror forecasts that predicted bills would reach up to £6,000. 

Article source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1686686/energy-bills-heating-wood-trees-couple-price-cap-hunt