Smart Meters?

[Moorlandman]

Originally Posted by tmwalsh

High pressure still has wind especially off coast. Anyhow I'm off now to power the coal fired steam engine in case we have a blackout.

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Clearly struggle to understand how little power those wind turbines produce with high pressure.

I will be buying a diesel generator for when the power goes off this winter if we have a cold spell

[tmwalsh]

Originally Posted by Mazbar

I live near the coast, I can see the big wind farm in the Mersey they where not moving the other day completely motionless, also what is the maximum speed that they work at they do not work in very windy conditions either.

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Yes I live(d) on the Irish coast most of my life and know it can be calm but so what. It's not the north sea. Do you have stats as to how much energy that field creates? Is it pointless? Is wind th only game in town?

[tmwalsh]

Originally Posted by Moorlandman

Clearly struggle to understand how little power those wind turbines produce with high pressure.

I will be buying a diesel generator for when the power goes off this winter if we have a cold spell

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Nice one. It'll keep your toilet roll and baked bean hoard warm.

[Mazbar]

Originally Posted by tmwalsh

Yes I live(d) on the Irish coast most of my life and know it can be calm but so what. It's not the north sea. Do you have stats as to how much energy that field creates? Is it pointless? Is wind th only game in town?

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Wind is not the only game in town but it now produces a large proportion of our electricity, and you keep saying about the North Sea but wind turbines shut down at 55mph to protect themselves.

[tmwalsh]

Originally Posted by Mazbar

Wind is not the only game in town but it now produces a large proportion of our electricity, and you keep saying about the North Sea but wind turbines shut down at 55mph to protect themselves.

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Yes 25% so must be pretty good.

[caj]

Originally Posted by Sue

Due to green taxes, net zero and no obvious replacements for our electricity supply, we can’t use coal or gas, we don’t have enough nuclear and when the wind does not blow we have no wind power - rolling electricity power cuts are coming.
The push for electric cars will only cause more drainage of the supply.
They already have power cuts in California.
I am not a doom merchant or conspiracy theorist - this information from many scientists is out there, just does not meet the current narrative.

Smart meters mean that it will be much easier to assess your power usage (even though we know this data is flawed) and you can be cut off by them.

We’re currently getting estimates for roof solar panels and a generator.

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The solar monitor was my game changer. It makes me even out my usage, spreading washing machine, t drier and dishwasher on at separate times. Then I can maximise my solar energy. When I buy my next tumble drier (which is not always used), a delay timer will be key.

[caj]

Originally Posted by Mr Tom Morrow

Nuclear is the way forward as long as people are aware that we have created a disaster area in Cumbria that will haunt this Country for the next 50000 years at least.

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What do you mean by this? Is Sellafield that bad? Lots of concrete bunkers under the sea?

[caj]

Originally Posted by Jan

Posted by Dinglebert:-

“The one thing it has highlighted which did surprise me is my electricity useage in winter is far higher than in summer. ie nearly double each day. Can't work out why yet. We don't use electric heating or a tumble dryer. Will have a look this year and see what it is we do use as our bills have gone up by 50% in the past year.“

We are the same. I put it down to the central heating pump as that is the only thing we do not use in the summer.

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Lights in winter? Heating pump? Oven on longer for comfort foods? More hot drinks? Immersion?

[7SeasSailor]

Its all smoke and mirrors. When I get up in the morning I put on the kettle and the toaster. If I also switch on the washing machine and the tv and the fridge and the freezer kick in at the same time the meter shows that I'm using too much power. Yet if each one is used separately through the day my usage is good. They have found a sales technique based on hype. It annoys me as much as the rubbish about pre-owned cars. How can this destruction of the English language be used to refer to a second hand car? If its pre-owned then its brand new.

[Mr Tom Morrow]

Originally Posted by caj

What do you mean by this? Is Sellafield that bad? Lots of concrete bunkers under the sea?

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Imagine your worst ever nightmare. Then magnify it 1000's of times!

This would be a good starter for ten as a read - Legacy Ponds

The Legacy Ponds and Silos (LP&S) at Sellafield represent some of the most complex and difficult decommissioning challenges in the world, and they remain the highest risk in the NDA estate.