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This plug socket tells you if your energy is green
paulca:
Ye,wha?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/stories-61030903
I swear people are really, honestly starting to believe the nation grid has two big buckets, one full of green energy and one full of fossil fuel energy and that suppliers can pick and choose for you.
Reality 100% of the renewables are already consumed, 100% of the time. There is no surplus. So you can't "switch" "to" green energy, the best you can do is tell people when a certain percentage is coming from renewables. However, if everyone then turns stuff on, that percentage will rapidly fall.... and they will switch off again, exactly what the grid does NOT need!
The concept of proven purchase of "green energy" is not exactly regulated that well. It can be offset, run negative, get defered etc. It's probably already corrupt too, knowing the UK regulators.
SiliconWizard:
:palm:
Gregg:
I'll just wait until Big Clive gets one of these and takes it apart.
If it gains any popularity, knockoffs will be selling on Aliexpress.
tom66:
The "greenest" thing you can do is to avoid energy in the 4-7pm peak as much as possible. That would save almost as much emissions as any other behavior. Yet, it's very rarely promoted.
BreakingOhmsLaw:
I've been joking with colleagues for years that we're going to make this exact product and sell it to gullible hipsters.
Seems we were beaten to it 😄
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