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An increase in electricity demand?

AncientMariner
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-50613678


"Electric heaters and cookers were being offered to elderly or sick customers, and those with young children."


Certainly if we lost our gas supply, whilst we aleady cook electric, our heating is gas fired CH. To maintain comfort levels I could see three or four 2 kW fan heaters being utilised for much of the day. As for domestic water heating, a kettle or two. 


I seem to remember a previous gas problem where the local gas supplier took round electric heaters to affected houses and blew a few main fuses....???


The photograph of the SGN vehicle with a sat dish and two air conditioners has me wondering. If the a/c units are to get rid of excessive heat build up, then besides the load of the TWO a/c compressors, I wonder what they have in the van - besides a rather large gene??


Clive
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    MHRestorations:

    Given the dish on the roof, I wonder if the van is some kind of communications hub, possibly to allow crews to communicate where mobile coverage may be poor? Comms gear tends to sometimes need a fair amount of cooling




    20 odd years ago when I was at sea, Radio Rooms only had similar air conditioning to my accomodation of similar size.  Our INMARSAT gear no warmer than a decent pc, main transmitters could warm the RR up a bit but not to the point of needing a lot of extra cooling capacity.  Our home office/study has a/c, but just a single unit and can really chill the room down. 

    Be interesting to know what size generator they have installed and for what overall purpose.


    Clive


     

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    MHRestorations:

    Given the dish on the roof, I wonder if the van is some kind of communications hub, possibly to allow crews to communicate where mobile coverage may be poor? Comms gear tends to sometimes need a fair amount of cooling




    20 odd years ago when I was at sea, Radio Rooms only had similar air conditioning to my accomodation of similar size.  Our INMARSAT gear no warmer than a decent pc, main transmitters could warm the RR up a bit but not to the point of needing a lot of extra cooling capacity.  Our home office/study has a/c, but just a single unit and can really chill the room down. 

    Be interesting to know what size generator they have installed and for what overall purpose.


    Clive


     

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