- Location
- South Molton
How would beans on toast help the National Grid?
National grid alert
- Thread starter Exfarmer
- Start date
spark plug
Member
These warnings are being issued more and more frequently, not so long ago they where almost unheard of.
I can see the generator business being a good bet in years to come
I can see the generator business being a good bet in years to come
Grim day indeed.
Might be time to get the Gennie out swap out the diesel, and pull her over, just in case....
- Location
- South Wales UK
Next week possibly?
2015 was out worst Autumn qtr so far, 2020 a tad better, but December will the tester...
Christoph1945
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- Location
- Widnes West Cheshire
To falsely improve profits and hence placate shareholders more and more big companies are operating just in time policies for maintenance and also reducing staffing so that they increase the capita per head and hence attract more investors.
Unfortunately it is very much the case of placate the stock market and to hell with the consumers; or their employees.
Unfortunately it is very much the case of placate the stock market and to hell with the consumers; or their employees.
Exfarmer
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
Must be different your part of the world , very little wind in last ten days
Danllan
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- Location
- Sir Gar / Carms
We found a clever way around this, and bought some from a 'shop'.
Cunning these Welsh....
TheTallGuy
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- Location
- Cambridgeshire
Good job we're not planning on increasing electricity usage by banning gas heating & petrol/diesel cars then....
Electronic
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- Location
- Wessex
This shows the stupidity of relying on solar and wind. Highest demand will be on a cold and still evening when these sources are useless. Quite happy to import electricity from France with no questions about how it is produced. A bit like not caring how imported food is produced.
There must be hundrededs of small gas driven generators on industrial estates and in the corners of car parks to make up the shortfall but they can't be as efficient as a full size power station?
Next with smart meters will be the ability to charge us more for using it at peak times such as, er, cold winter evenings....
There must be hundrededs of small gas driven generators on industrial estates and in the corners of car parks to make up the shortfall but they can't be as efficient as a full size power station?
Next with smart meters will be the ability to charge us more for using it at peak times such as, er, cold winter evenings....
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Well, I've the oven and bread maker on. Planning the kettle, washer and drier at 4pm.
Bogweevil
Member
Fret ye not, that smart meter you were forced to have will enable variable charging so you can be charged higher rates at times of shortage...oh what am I saying, I really mean that eventually suppliers will be able to offer different tariffs for you, offering a far greater level of flexibility than you currently receive.
our smart meter has never worked as i old them when they fitted it. No phone signal in the house...... Installer said he had done his job. after a few months. I unplugged it . That was a year ago
Electronic
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- Location
- Wessex
Nuclear, the French seem to manage ok with it. And hydrogen powered vehicles.
That wouldnt be an instant response though, surely?
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
You unplugged the meter, or just your little connected box to show you what is happening? The actual meters don't use the phone network any more - we have a mast nearby that they can talk to, on a completely different network system.
Christoph1945
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- Location
- Widnes West Cheshire
Better insulation; put yer long-johns!
Christoph1945
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- Location
- Widnes West Cheshire
Perhaps the government is hoping that, with the large reduction of pensioners due to covid, there will be a vast reduction in the winter fuel allowance and also less fuel being burned to warm us pensioners; a win win situation for those in power.