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Whats the answer then, better grid or generating capacity, or both?
Fortunately, I can file that sort of question squarely in the "not my fing problem" box.
Whats the answer then, better grid or generating capacity, or both?
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
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.
Next with smart meters will be the ability to charge us more for using it at peak times such as, er, cold winter evenings....
I have just received an alert from the National Grid that demand this afternoon will be within 1/3rd % as I understand of capacity.
Time to check your generators! And put your electric cars away.
But, what are we doing in this situation?
Whats the answer then, better grid or generating capacity, or both?
The answers is decent sized gas turbines left on standby ready. They can be at full load in under 2 minutes. Locate them where the power is needed and we have mini stations ready, no grid upgrades needed.
We have to have something fossil fuel based that’s efficient but cheap enough to run, granted much more ££££ than a big station but they are very expensive to have on tick over and take days to warm up and cool.
These are now being designed to run on hydrogen blends as well making them even more efficient.
NG want them, ive seen the letters from them. The issue planners not wanting such things as it doesn’t help them directly.
They only need to be on supply crashes.
everyone knows the grid wont be up to it shortly.
as for renewable s you lot seem to have as closed minds as the government........ or is it to do with politics......its not money because that gets wasted enough ....
Solid fuel RayburnStop boiling all those kettles for tea ,............ probably will not make any difference to power cuts but when they do arrive you probably wont give a dam!
If the meters don’t use the phone network. How do they report back?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.
I did it for sh1!s and giggles. I told them it wouldn’t work. They insisted it would. I said try itWhy did you agree to have one Rob?
I was being badgered last year and told them to take a hike.
If the meters don’t use the phone network. How do they report back?
Beast from the East was about the best generation week ever for our turbine. It was a remarkably even wind speed, not gusty at all, just got up to about 40mph and stayed there !Wait for "The beast ftom the East "again???
They be soon TRYING to rebuild and restoke the old coal fired power stations back up their trying to pull down????
What about giant tread mills filled with the great unemployed masses.
check out the top twenty BPS recipients as being some good examples of wasted money.What about giant tread mills filled with the great unemployed masses.