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UK Power Network resilience?

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Sitting in the candle light as a result of a power outage caused by the current storm. SP Energy networks outage map shows most of North Wales having problems as well as a large area around Glasgow. My area problem is showing as a probable fix by 03:00 tomorrow and my Brother in Law 20 miles away in North Wales is showing 18:00 tomorrow. 

While I have a gas hob and a multi fuel stove he has oil CH, no fire  and is about 1000 ft ASL which is a bit colder and windier. 

When we have made the move to all electric will the resilience  of the network be improved especially as we are told we can expect more stormy weather with global warming?

Just wondering, as being an old codger I will probably not be around to see, freeze? Slight smile

  • in reply to Chris Pearson

    For a 4KW or 7 KW petrol or diesel fuel may be selected.

    Diesel fuel is safer and cheaper, and almost any volume may be stored.

    Petrol is more expensive, and more dangerous, only 30 litres may be stored lawfully A petrol generator is cheaper to buy and easier to start. A diesel generator needs electric starting in most cases which adds to the expense.

    If you drive a diesel or petrol car, then that suggests that the same fuel be used for the generator. Fuel stocks may be rotated via the regularly used vehicle.

  • in reply to broadgage

    As a 'rule-off-thumb' a gallon (4.5 litres to the yung uns!) of diesel is worth about 25kWh out the back of a genset. It was legal, in years gone by, to run gensets on red diesel but thats no longer allowed.

  • AFAIK, red diesel is still allowed for domestic generators and domestic heating, (hospitals, places of worship, sporting clubs, and funfairs may also use red diesel for heating or electricity generation.) Most other places must use white diesel.

    Despite this, I would suggest that the more costly white diesel be used for a generator, the same fuel may then be used in a diesel road vehicle so as to rotate stocks.

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