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| NiHaoMike:
--- Quote from: Someone on April 11, 2022, 05:05:12 am ---Never heard of rolling blackouts? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_blackout Its great if you aren't one of the blacked out group! Giving finer grained control is a win, losing your HVAC in winter when its well below freezing is much more serious than losing your refrigerator, or lighting, or plasma TV, or [other nice to have appliance]. Zero HVAC can be an actual threat to life (given how poorly people insulate their houses.... another rant), cold more so than heat, but excess heat is also a threat to life particularly for the old/infirm. --- End quote --- I would like to see the option for people to get paid to be the first in line to get shut off. Last year, I had the option to get backup power from my car but that went unused because it would cost more than just charging batteries from the grid when it was up. |
| tom66:
It's one of those things, I would love to have true half-hourly variable pricing. At least 65% of my load can be shifted into the night (car charging, dishwasher, tumble dryer, electric hot-water heater, etc.) If the price of that can be kept low enough, then daily cost is not that significant, only the power for computers, lights, etc. - about 300W. I could then add a battery to shift that daily load into the night time period too, or maybe rely on solar power if I get that installed. But this really doesn't favour people who have zero interest in doing this. |
| MK14:
--- Quote from: tom66 on April 11, 2022, 01:10:55 pm ---It's one of those things, I would love to have true half-hourly variable pricing. --- End quote --- You apparently can (I haven't looked into it in any detail recently, and don't know your precise details, so there could be various snags), here is a link to it: https://octopus.energy/agile/ |
| tom66:
--- Quote from: MK14 on April 11, 2022, 01:21:47 pm --- --- Quote from: tom66 on April 11, 2022, 01:10:55 pm ---It's one of those things, I would love to have true half-hourly variable pricing. --- End quote --- You apparently can (I haven't looked into it in any detail recently, and don't know your precise details, so there could be various snags), here is a link to it: https://octopus.energy/agile/ --- End quote --- You're right, I forgot about Agile! And I do already have partially time-of-use pricing via Octopus, where it drops to 5.5p/kWh after 8.30pm until 1.30am. Would be good to see other providers doing this. |
| Monkeh:
--- Quote from: Someone on April 11, 2022, 05:05:12 am --- --- Quote from: Monkeh on April 11, 2022, 01:17:05 am --- --- Quote from: themadhippy on April 11, 2022, 12:17:03 am --- --- Quote ---The Electricity supply organisations, can decide to turn various things (loads), in your own homes, off, e.g. at peak times. With the householders, being unable (legally), to do anything about it. --- End quote --- smart meters already give them this capability --- End quote --- Well no, that gives them control over the entire installation. Which they won't exercise because they would be liable for any injury which could occur as the result of loss of power. --- End quote --- Never heard of rolling blackouts? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_blackout Its great if you aren't one of the blacked out group! Giving finer grained control is a win, losing your HVAC in winter when its well below freezing is much more serious than losing your refrigerator, or lighting, or plasma TV, or [other nice to have appliance]. Zero HVAC can be an actual threat to life (given how poorly people insulate their houses.... another rant), cold more so than heat, but excess heat is also a threat to life particularly for the old/infirm. --- End quote --- Those are scheduled. Also, we don't do them. |
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