On Mon, 8 Sep 2003 22:21:41 +0100, "IMM" wrote:




There is a PDF at

http://www.dti.gov.uk/energy/inform/...nbrief2003.pdf

which confirms Peter's points. See pp20. The figures are
normalised at 1990 and go back to 1970 and forward to last year.

It doesn't say what the prices represent. KW, therms. What?

It doesn't matter. The figures are normalised to 100 at 1990 and all
the other figures and graphs are relative to that.

From the definitions on pp26:-

"Data relating to the energy content of fuels are on a gross calorific
value basis.
Prices are presented in real terms i.e. the effect of inflation has
been removed by adjusting each series using the GDP deflator."






One thing is
for certain in the 1960/70s gas heating was going in like wildfire. Those
who could not afford it fitted gas fires. If electric was so cheap gas fires
would not have been sold at all,as electric fires were cheaper than gas and
no fitting expense. Gas was cheaper to run, that is why it took off like a
rocket in the 1960s - High Speed Gas, remember that?



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..andy

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