Electricity costs across Europe are making small businesses economically unviable. The other day, I posted a story about a pro-Ukraine cafe owner complaining about a $10,000 electrical bill, but there are many stories like this.
Here’s the tweet from the pro-Ukraine cafe owner.
I got this electricity bill today, how in the name of God is this possible, we're a small coffee shop in westmeath pic.twitter.com/uz5J8BePhB
— poppyfields cafe.🇺🇦 (@DolanGeraldine) August 29, 2022
Small businesses won’t be able to function with these electrical costs. Here are some other reports.
Arrived at work tonight to be told “we might have to shut the shop” last week the electric bill came in 10 x dearer today the gas came in, from £900 to £10,058.59 it’s a small family run business here since 1982 this would be tragic! 😢 #fuelcrisis #Aberdeen pic.twitter.com/9loDOo3jRp
— Natalie Hood (@NatalieAHood) August 6, 2022
My mum owns a small café in Leicester. Her electricity bill has just jumped from £10k ($12k) a year to £55k ($64k) a year.
She is working out her options but more than likely she will be forced to close. pic.twitter.com/7GN4WC77Gl
— Callum ⭐️ (@CallumMckeefery) August 29, 2022
The Twitter user @crabcrawler1 has posted numerous anecdotes from people talking about their totally unaffordable electrical bills.
"Currently paying £169.54 per month but my January bill is expected to be £551.86🤷🏻♀️ An increase of what, 325%??" pic.twitter.com/FrJVepF6IZ
— Crab Man (@crabcrawler1) August 31, 2022
"DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES AND VERY HIGH ENERGY BILLS THE TRAVELING TEAPOT WILL BE CLOSING DOWN ON THE 10TH SEPTEMBER" pic.twitter.com/LSICQ9Ir67
— Crab Man (@crabcrawler1) August 31, 2022
"please someone explain how I’m supposed to afford this? My payments are £90 just now. I’ll repeat I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY to pay this so I have no option but to stay on flexible. I will now be in debt forever more if this continues" pic.twitter.com/gDWO3PCSYR
— Crab Man (@crabcrawler1) August 31, 2022
"£3k for a 2 bed house… absolutely disgusting" pic.twitter.com/sX8pUlTXNV
— Crab Man (@crabcrawler1) August 31, 2022
"Please get this sorted as I do not know how we and other families are going to manage this winter. Cannot believe this quote, which is another mortgage." pic.twitter.com/9btAaWwJqb
— Crab Man (@crabcrawler1) August 31, 2022
🚨🚨UK ENERGY CRISIS🚨🚨
> from £1,016.44 a year
> to £5,831.40 a year pic.twitter.com/xnCfrCPIzE— Crab Man (@crabcrawler1) August 31, 2022
It would appear as if Europe is entering a literal dark age in the name of homosexual anal democracy in the Ukraine.
The high electrical bills are also going to make all those so-called “green” electric vehicles obsolete.
As I’ve said before, they will definitely have to install more windmills and solar panels to deal with this horrible crisis.
