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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: aaronjb on 19 January 2016, 17:58:00

Title: Ever wonder where your electrickery is coming from?
Post by: aaronjb on 19 January 2016, 17:58:00

http://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/

See how wonderously effective renewables are.. or aren't.

Title: Re: Ever wonder where your electrickery is coming from?
Post by: STEMO on 19 January 2016, 18:11:07

Good old coal and gas then.

Title: Re: Ever wonder where your electrickery is coming from?
Post by: steve6367 on 19 January 2016, 18:22:31

More Nuclear it is then, shame we went from world leaders to buying it from France financed by China!

Title: Re: Ever wonder where your electrickery is coming from?
Post by: Varche on 19 January 2016, 19:10:16

Quote from: steve6367 on 19 January 2016, 18:22:31

More Nuclear it is then, shame we went from world leaders to buying it from France financed by China!

mmmm :-[

Title: Re: Ever wonder where your electrickery is coming from?
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 19 January 2016, 19:52:53

It's interesting to see how important subsidies are in power generation.  For example the hydro plants reducing output to get the best renewable subsidy rate.  ::)

Title: Re: Ever wonder where your electrickery is coming from?
Post by: Weds on 19 January 2016, 20:32:56

Wind giving us 0.14%, good thing we don't rely on it too much..

Title: Re: Ever wonder where your electrickery is coming from?
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 20 January 2016, 13:44:20

It's a bit windier today!  :y

Title: Re: Ever wonder where your electrickery is coming from?
Post by: EMD on 20 January 2016, 14:18:05

We always have plenty of candles/tea lights in the cupboard . Dont get caught out with the power cuts  ::) Oh and one of those windy up torches  ;D

Title: Re: Ever wonder where your electrickery is coming from?
Post by: TheBoy on 20 January 2016, 17:46:43

Quote from: EMD on 20 January 2016, 14:18:05

We always have plenty of candles/tea lights in the cupboard . Dont get caught out with the power cuts  ::) Oh and one of those windy up torches  ;D

Whats wrong with a genny?