Essay by Eric Worrall
h / t JoNova; Coming to the United States? Nuclear, coal, gas, hydro – every major form of electricity generation except renewables allows people to have electricity when they want, in the amount they want.
How much can YOU earn turning off the oven and TV? How families can PAY up to £6 to ‘rational’ electricity at peak times (including almost £3 for turning off electric car chargers)
The measures come amid rising energy costs due to the war in Ukraine
Households with smart meters could be paid £6 for every kilowatt hour not used
National Grid is considering expanding the measure currently being tested
Via TOM PYMAN FOR MAILONLINE and ARCHIE MITCHELL FOR DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 21:44 AEST, June 28, 2022 | UPDATED: 21:51 AEST, June 28, 2022
Hardcore British families could save up to £6 by turning off vital appliances for two hours in the evening – and could be paid to do so under a scheme being reviewed by National Grid.
Consumers with smart meters will be offered a payment to reduce usage during peak winter times and try and reduce the risk of nationwide blackouts.
National Grid sees these plans as a cheaper and more environmentally friendly way to keep the lights running than paying power plants to use fossil fuels to increase output.
The company responsible for the transmission and distribution of electricity and gas is trying to mitigate the impact of the energy crisis caused by Russia Invasion of Ukraine. It has resulted in Russia limiting energy supplies to Europe.
The proposals could see households being paid up to £6 per kilowatt-hour they avoid using at peak times. That compares with 28.34p homes pay per kilowatt-hour, enough to power a 100-watt light bulb for ten hours.
National Grid ESO tested the proposals with Octopus Energy customers this year and is now looking to make the program available to millions of households.
MailOnline analyzed the operating costs of several major home appliances for two hours over the tested time periods – 00:00-02:00, 09:00-11:00 and 16:30-18: 30.
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The energy split would not happen if Britain maintained its coal capacity and developed shale gas reserves. The allocation would not be necessary if the UK focused on reliable zero-carbon energy, nuclear power plants – nuclear power, completely insulated from fuel supply price shocks, because they must be refueled only every two years.
After this setback, does anyone in the UK still think Bojo’s push for more renewable energy is a good idea? Imagine what life in an energy-allocated society will be like next February? Imagine the horror of finally getting in, turning on your heater – only to have the lights and heat off, after the power grid collapses under the weight of demand from other families like yours. touched the switch at the same time as you, because they can no longer stand the cold.
There may still be time to fix this before winter – but the UK government must act now, the UK government must stop wasting time and resources on useless green energy, and move away from those businesses. people are trying to develop the British on the mainland. unique petroleum resources. The government must open the floodgates to energy made in Britain, or the British people will suffer the consequences, starting with the innocent, the elderly and the vulnerable, six months from now.
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