Imagine ordering a pint of beer which normally costs £4 and being asked for £30 - that's the scale of the energy price rise for a leading arts and studios group in Wales, according to its director. Jonathan Powell, co-director of Elysium Gallery and Studios, Swansea, wonders where it will all end.
"Everything is just really uncertain," he said. "What do you do? People are waiting until after Christmas to see what happens."
The Elysium building, between Orchard Street and High Street, has 70 studios for artists, writers, photographers and craftspeople. The not-for-profit enterprise also runs a gallery in High Street and has studios in College Street and Mansel Street. Mr Powell said the monthly energy bill for the main studios building went up in October from £600 to £4,500 per month.
