01-11-2022, 13:17
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Re: The energy crisis
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But stealing is wrong, right?
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Morally I’d say it’s a grey area depending on who from. Robin Hood and all that.
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01-11-2022, 13:32
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#1607
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Re: The energy crisis
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Do you have evidence / a link to support the assertion that the thieves can breach the software security, please?
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I will. I need a bit of time.
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01-11-2022, 13:43
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Re: The energy crisis
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But stealing is wrong, right?
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If you're starving is it wrong to steal bread, I'd say no but what if you don't like bread, what if you like electricity, aaaannnnndddd the defence rests
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01-11-2022, 15:10
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Re: The energy crisis
And now its rested, back to the actual topic.
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01-11-2022, 17:01
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Re: The energy crisis
Ever the nerd, I love this site - https://gridwatch.co.uk/ You can see how much electricity the country is currently (arf!) using and how it is generated. As of 1645 today, 37% of our electricity comes from wind power while 31% comes from gas. I was surprised how much solar we had in the UK. At it’s peak, 3% of our electricity needs were met by solar power today. Not bad for a murky day..
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01-11-2022, 17:17
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Re: The energy crisis
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Originally Posted by jonbxx
Ever the nerd, I love this site - https://gridwatch.co.uk/ You can see how much electricity the country is currently (arf!) using and how it is generated. As of 1645 today, 37% of our electricity comes from wind power while 31% comes from gas. I was surprised how much solar we had in the UK. At it’s peak, 3% of our electricity needs were met by solar power today. Not bad for a murky day.. |
But look at the longer term figures. There are times when wind power has dropped to a tenth of that.
An added complication is that although it is called a national grid, there can be localised shortages.
Eg This July
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National Grid paid £9,724 per megawatt hour, more than 5,000% than the typical price, to Belgium on Wednesday to prevent south-east London losing power.
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Increased demand for energy across Europe, combined with a bottleneck in the grid, forced National Grid's Electricity System Operator (ESO) to buy electricity from Belgium at the highest price Britain has ever paid to keep power flowing.
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01-11-2022, 17:49
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Architect of Ideas
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Re: The energy crisis
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Originally Posted by nomadking
But look at the longer term figures. There are times when wind power has dropped to a tenth of that.
An added complication is that although it is called a national grid, there can be localised shortages.
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Thanks for a timely reminder for January when we see who faces blackouts.
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01-11-2022, 17:50
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Re: The energy crisis
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Originally Posted by nomadking
But look at the longer term figures. There are times when wind power has dropped to a tenth of that.
An added complication is that although it is called a national grid, there can be localised shortages.
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Oh, without a doubt, the issue with wind is it depends on the weather of course. However, it is certainly a useful buffer, reducing gas usage at least some of the time. The localisation thing is a good point, I have seen the UK both import and export electricity at the same time in the past.
The worst case over the coming months would be a ‘beast from the east’ situation where we have high pressure and no wind with clear skies and so freezing cold
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02-11-2022, 11:37
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Re: The energy crisis
Has anyone had their next Energy Support payment yet? Bulb isn't as quick as last time for me.
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02-11-2022, 11:49
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Re: The energy crisis
Three months in my new house and I still haven’t had any contract paperwork from Scottish Power. You can be sure, when they do eventually start billing me, that if they bill me back to my move in date I’ll be checking that the discounts are correctly applied for all the months they should be …
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02-11-2022, 13:47
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Re: The energy crisis
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Originally Posted by SnoopZ
Has anyone had their next Energy Support payment yet? Bulb isn't as quick as last time for me.
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According to the Bulb website ;
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[EBSS] Payments and vouchers will continue to arrive in the first 10 working days of the month, whether you pay by Direct Debit or top-up.
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02-11-2022, 14:18
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Re: The energy crisis
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Has anyone had their next Energy Support payment yet? Bulb isn't as quick as last time for me.
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Not had mine from Octopus yet either.
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02-11-2022, 15:33
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Re: The energy crisis
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Has anyone had their next Energy Support payment yet? Bulb isn't as quick as last time for me.
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I got an email from Bulb today saying they have credited my account with the latest payment
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02-11-2022, 16:18
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Re: The energy crisis
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Not had mine from Octopus yet either.
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The first one we got on the 8th of October so l would expect the next one will probably be next week.
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02-11-2022, 16:39
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Re: The energy crisis
Look what the Guvmin has told customers..
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Smart meters: a guide for households
Smart meters put consumers in control of their energy use, allowing them to adopt energy efficiency measures that can help save money on their energy bills and offset price increases.
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https://www.gov.uk/guidance/smart-meters-how-they-work
Meanwhile, the vultures, at their discretion, are forcing smart meter customers onto pre-payment.
https://www.bigissue.com/news/social...gy-bills-soar/
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