Soldato
Which is really annoying as I read recently there is a cheap glut of gas at the moment but we cant take advantage of it due to a lack for storage
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Which is really annoying as I read recently there is a cheap glut of gas at the moment but we cant take advantage of it due to a lack for storage
LNG glut raises prospect of lower UK energy bills
High import volumes and limited capacity to pipe gas on to Europe create surplus and drive down prices
www.ft.com
TLDR - Energy firms have pre paid for gas 6-12 months in advance so these drops in gas prices will not help us.
Caporegime
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The conservatives decided not to subsidise the upgrading and maintenance of Centricas gas storage facility in 2013 and so centrica started closing it in 2017, which took 4 years.
You could argue why should a government be paying for a private company to do such things?
But then the counter argument to that is that things like energy security, food security and water security etc is absolutely paramount.
You could argue why should a government be paying for a private company to do such things?
But then the counter argument to that is that things like energy security, food security and water security etc is absolutely paramount.
Soldato
Not now but it would in 6 to 12 months time unless you think everything will be back to normal before then
Soldato
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@TNA @Freakbro With regard to cuts this winter. We got very close to negative in-day capacity 8 times at least this winter just gone (October and November). Another coal station and another nuclear will have closed by this coming winter and no new stations will have been built. We have effectively come down to the lowest amount of reliable generation (as a proportion) ever in the UK. This winter power stations falling over with problems on the wrong days will be serious squeaky bum time. Any protracted low wind period similar to the winter just gone will mean every reliable generator will be essential.
Six million UK homes 'could face winter power cuts' if Russia cuts supplies | The National
Government plans reportedly involve electricity being rationed at the start of next year, mostly at peaks, despite some assurances of enough supply
www.thenationalnews.com
Comforting to know gas supplies will be unaffected. It's just a pity gas central heating won't work without electricity.
Associate
Bloody hell. I left South Africa partly to get away from this bull. Now I find that the UK has been taking lessons from SA. Right down to the way the government is acting!Six million UK homes 'could face winter power cuts' if Russia cuts supplies | The National
Government plans reportedly involve electricity being rationed at the start of next year, mostly at peaks, despite some assurances of enough supply
Comforting to know gas supplies will be unaffected. It's just a pity gas central heating won't work without electricity.
Stop it please!
Soldato
Great, so even if you can afford electricity they're going to turn it off anyway. Rule Brittania.
Soldato
Do we get a reduced standing charge if it's off part of the day?
I'd prefer to have the electricity than a 75p/week reduction.
Permabanned
Does it say what areas will be turned off?
The South West...
Boris needs to prostrate himself in Brussels to ask for UK re-admission to share in the Norway (friends first) gas ,
he definitely won't be doing anything antagonistic on the NIP protocol now, the EU can retaliate with the gas trump card.
www.norskpetroleum.no
he definitely won't be doing anything antagonistic on the NIP protocol now, the EU can retaliate with the gas trump card.
Exports of Norwegian oil and gas - Norwegianpetroleum.no
Norway is a small player in the global crude market, but a larger player in the regional gas market. Nearly all oil and gas produced in Norway is exported, and combined, makes oil and gas the most important export commodities in the Norwegian economy.
www.norskpetroleum.no
Soldato
People are complaining that the UK government is doing nothing about the cost of living crisis but this is a 500IQ play from them.
Can't spend too much on electric if you can't use it.
Can't spend too much on electric if you can't use it.
Soldato
Will take any news of blackouts with a pinch of salt at the moment, too soon to worry and the article doesn't really seem to cite any official sources.
Caporegime
Counter counter point, if you are a government you can force them to do whatever you want to be able to operate in your country. If part of their ability to operate is that they have to maintain certain infrastructure and facilities then they will do it as long as its profitable to do so. Lets be honest, they weren't scrabbling in the dirt with their profits were they.
I'm tempted to get a small generator now. I can run the biomass boiler and heating control system (pumps, valves, controls) on less than 200W so will have some spare capacity for other things if the generator is sized right. Purely for winter, overkill for summer.
Soldato
Seen one in Aldi £150 for 700w, will run things like laptops and home working equipment, phone chargers lights.
You won't run your kettle or stuff like that, but I have a gas BBQ and a seperate gas burner that would work for that stuff.
Petrol consumption/kWh seems quite high on these small generators. Can you connect them to your mains to run lights, sockets, central heating etc?
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