In the recent inclement weather the demand for gas has gone up a trifle (bear in mind I’m English – we call a wild gale “a moderate breeze”). To help balance supply and demand, the National Grid has started started suggesting that certain companies switch to some other energy supply.
Now these companies with very high energy requirements bought into special contracts that basically say that their gas supply is very heavily discounted in exchange for the National Grid being able to cut their supply in certain situations. Like the current weather and associated increased demand for heating.
Now some of these companies on such contracts are now complaining about losing their gas supply and how this will affect their recovery from the recession. Now I’m going to say something the National Grid spokesperson(s) can’t or won’t say.
Shut up and get on with it! You took advantage of the cheap gas whilst times were good, and are now complaining about the reason for the cheap price. If you want reliable supply, you need to pay the full price like the rest of us!