OB regularly claims he has “scotched” concerns over the power requirements of our national data infrastructure but that’s only because he flatly rejects stuff he can’t understand.
The power requirements of the internet are gigantic and growing, and IP is not the most energy-efficient way to deliver television - not by a long way.
National Grid has no immediate concerns about transport electrification because it believes it can expand capacity in line with new electric cars hitting the road. If we all had one tomorrow the grid would collapse. It has no concerns about IPTV as of right now, because there is no policy intent to switch off traditional free-to-air broadcast systems in the near future.
Some facts here, which OB will doubtless ignore as usual:
https://www.cableforum.uk/board/show...&postcount=862