I HOPE Press readers will pause before joining the campaign promoted by John Hatt (Letters, November 28).

According to Ofgem and the DECC, about £80 of a typical annual fuel bill of £1,000 goes to all ‘green’ measures, including subsidies for insulation and other help for those in most need.

Of this £80, about £16 from the electricity bill is used in direct support of renewable electricity generation. The massive price rises are caused by our dependence on imported fuel, which the rest of the world wants too; so expect more rises.

It would be a good idea to be as self-sufficient as possible, so we can control prices and avoid being held hostage by foreign fuel suppliers who have no interest in our wellbeing.

Britain has companies that lead the world in designing wind-turbine blades and turbines. We threw away our manufacturing lead, but (foreign) companies want to manufacture here again, bringing jobs and exports.

Our planning system has prevented unsuitable locations being spoiled, but we should encourage as much renewable generation as we can in suitable locations.

If we fail to build our own renewable supplies, we will be paying someone else’s much higher electricity prices all too soon.

John Reed, Willow Grove, York.