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dan_b
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by dan_b » Thu Jul 11, 2024 4:54 pm
Love this graph of UK electricity demand on a typical Wednesday vs last night's footie match.
Look at that 1GW pick-up at half time! The Brits and their kettles!
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dan_b
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by dan_b » Thu Jul 11, 2024 5:01 pm
Also check this out - the Grid frequency drop!
Looks like they might have been running it a little high in anticipation?
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Sim_C
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by Sim_C » Thu Jul 11, 2024 5:04 pm
And the 1 GW uptick would have been even larger if the increasing number of us had not bothered to invest in home battery systems to cover those consumption peaks.
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by Tay » Thu Jul 11, 2024 7:41 pm
Not to mention the CO2 and pollution reduction as the towns and roads were deserted..
Mind you the lack of noticeable change during covid and the huge reductions in vehicles worldwide suggests the issues lie elsewhere.
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by nowty » Thu Jul 11, 2024 11:45 pm
They are expecting a 2GW spike for the final on Sunday.
https://www.nationalgrideso.com/news/it ... 2020-final
Kettles, opening the fridge door and a lot of loo's flushing apparently.
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by dan_b » Fri Jul 12, 2024 2:20 pm
It's comin' ohm.
Oh well done National Grid, well done
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