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RE: Threat of black outs - Binnie - 9 October 2013
I think it's a fair bit of propoganda mixed with a little bit of truth.
in this day and age, the govt would never allow the lights to go off, decomissioned plants would be reinstated etc etc
as for a gas shortage....... LOL its been so warm this "autumn" that hardly anyone is using thier heating just now!
RE: Threat of black outs - Lightspeed - 9 October 2013
(9 October 2013, 08:29)bigpaul Wrote: they said on the local news that the new power station at Hinckley point-which they haven't even started to build yet-which was supposed to be on line by 2017 now wont be online until 2022, yet loads of coal fired and diesel power stations are due to be shut down by 2015??
They'll just extend the operating life of the fossil fuel burning stations I suppose.
Or import more energy from the Continent.
RE: Threat of black outs - bigpaul - 9 October 2013
I don't think the EU will let them extend the life of the old power stations, they're already past their useful life, I expect TPTB will just IMPORT more power.....but what if that isn't possible(SHTF)??
RE: Threat of black outs - bigpaul - 9 October 2013
(9 October 2013, 08:36)Binnie Wrote: in this day and age, the govt would never allow the lights to go off,
that sounds a lot like the sheeple attitude "the govt wouldn't allow it", the govt will do whatever is politically expedient, even if that is to leave the rest of us in the dark!!
RE: Threat of black outs - Lightspeed - 9 October 2013
(9 October 2013, 08:41)bigpaul Wrote: I don't think the EU will let them extend the life of the old power stations, they're already past their useful life, I expect TPTB will just IMPORT more power.....but what if that isn't possible(SHTF)??
You're probably right BP. France in particular will be eager to create market conditions that favour its economy. Closure of fossil burners will have positive and huge benefits to EDF both from point of view of export of electricity from French nuclear powered plants, and also by increasing future reliance of the British on the EDF nuclear plants being constructed over here. Hinkley point is EDF I think?
And you're right relying on imported energy is strategically short sighted.
RE: Threat of black outs - bigpaul - 9 October 2013
(9 October 2013, 11:04)Lightspeed Wrote: Hinkley point is EDF I think?
yes it is, they spent so long argueing with the govt over how much they will get paid for the electric when its built, it now wont be ready until 2022. they haven't even started building it yet.
RE: Threat of black outs - Skean Dhude - 9 October 2013
The thread is about what are you going to do not what our incompetent government has done or is going to do. Get back on track.
RE: Threat of black outs - Sunna - 9 October 2013
will go into town today looking for fire wood if their were power cuts long term would their be factory unit after unit with pallets going free .i use my hobo every day on a never ending supply of dry wood untill every body wants it what then .
iv never even tryed twigs and small branches but that will be the same everybody will want it.
how do you prep for that
RE: Threat of black outs - bigpaul - 9 October 2013
(9 October 2013, 11:29)Skean Dhude Wrote: The thread is about what are you going to do not what our incompetent government has done or is going to do. Get back on track.
alternative heating,lighting and cooking already in place!
RE: Threat of black outs - Binnie - 9 October 2013
For this type of threat i've picked up a leisure battery, and a split charging relay, together with my 300w and 150w inverters i should be ok for most things.
Candles and such will be the order of the day in the house