Posted on 01/23/2023 1:06:33 AM PST by C19fan
Millions of households and businesses will be paid to cut back their electricity usage between 5pm and 6pm today to prevent blackouts on one of the coldest days of the year amid warnings energy supplies will be ‘tighter than normal’.
The National Grid said it would be activating its Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) this evening with 26 major energy suppliers such as British Gas, EDF, Eon and Octopus Energy signed up.
Households could receive payments of up to £20 back if they don't use ovens, washing machines, tumble dryers, dishwashers, games consoles or decide not to charge their cars during the peak tonight.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Oh, and be sure to go EV ASAP, to save the planet.
Here’s a crazy idea: LET’S GENERATE MORE ELECTRICITY!
People keep telling me I’m an idiotbwhen I say to never trust the liberal.
Coming soon to a country near you.
People keep telling me I’m an idiot when I say to never trust the liberal.
Very much agree.
No reason in the world supplies are “tight” other than self induced reasons like waiting for wind to blow and the sun to shine...in England...in winter.
We are collectively mad.
The US is exporting record amounts of our energy.
Where in Hades is it going?!
Not to the UK evidently, which is being forced by its Deep State to pay for the sin of trying to Brexit.
soon enough they will say you can only use power for 1 hour on alternet tuesdays,,,
Probably being stockpiled in China.
All energy is evil, except when The Ruling Class uses it. When The Ruling Class uses energy, it is for the benefit of all mankind (as long as The Ruling Class gets 90% of it). Once all the serfs have their Carbon Footprints regulated to one light bulb a year, only MSLSD & CNN for news, the Earth will stop warming / cooling / warming / cooling.
A step towards, you’ll own nothing and be happy but we’ll give you a little allowance(UBI) to buy gadgets that we profit from.
As long as their cell phones work. That’s all that matters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Global_Trap
In particular, the book is known for defining a possible “20/80 society”. In this possible society of the 21st century, 20 percent of the working age population will be enough to keep the world economy going. The other 80 percent live on some form of welfare and are entertained with a concept called “tittytainment”,[2] which aims at keeping the 80 percent of frustrated citizens happy with a mixture of deadeningly predictable, lowest common denominator entertainment for the soul and nourishment for the body.
DUHHHHhhhhhhhh... That’s thinking like an idiot government bureaucrat...!!!
There is already flexible pricing for peak hours. That is why you can set a timer to start your dishwasher at night.
Just raise the rate during peak hours to a number high enough to make people think on their own about shutting them off at those times...
You MAKE money, and get some income to help build out the grid.
Stupid stupid stupid...
But dad I’m scared of the dark!
Anyone else notice something interesting...
Deep States appear to be retrenching.
UK now has Sunak, no election.
NZ now has Chris Hipkins, no election.
Our Deep State looks like it’s planning on kicking the POTATUS it installed to the curb.
His replacement, just like the others, won’t have been elected.
Better prepare for incoming, folks.
Looks like Deep States are determined to stick around.
National Grid is in the northeastern US as well.
Its what happens when you over rely on solar for electricity generation, it stops working in darkness. Duh
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