brewnog said:However, most nowadays are independent of time of usage.
jarednjames said:Really?
All of the EDF rates I've seen covering the UK are time dependent, and I believe EON are also.
You can look up their prices on line. Night time is significantly cheaper than day time.
brewnog said:They may infer it from typical use, but to actually measure and bill according to time of use you need a different meter type installing (like you did with Economy 7 back in the day). Obviously EDF would have to install such a meter to use such a scheme, but most don't do this.
jackson6612 said:I have a 1,500W generator. When I only lit one bulb it runs lightly and obviously consumes less fuel. When I connected something rated about 1,000W it gets grumpy and consumes a lot of fuel.
They charge you high so that the electricity usage doesn't exceed the maximum output of a power plant.
But at night when the demand is less, the power plant would use less fuel (in case of hydro-power plants fuel would be water). That would mean they can use that saved fuel during the period of high demand. But perhaps power plants are set to run at constant power output. Suppose the constant power output of a power plant is 100MW and if the demand is around 70MW, then that would mean 30MW is being wasted.
Coal and nuclear stations are most efficient when run near their full capacity - this is called baseline load.jackson6612 said:But perhaps power plants are set to run at constant power output. Suppose the constant power output of a power plant is 100MW and if the demand is around 70MW, then that would mean 30MW is being wasted.
It's difficult to cheaply store large amounts of power, the best way is to pump water back up into a reservoir and then let it flow out again during the day when you need electricity.
jackson6612 said:Couldn't a hydro-power plant adjust the output to the demand? Do hydro-plants actually implement this water pumping during the night?
Please guide me. Thanks.
Vanadium 50 said:EDF? As in Électricité de France? In the UK?
cragar said:I meant where , as in like us , uk , Because I am pretty sure they don't do that where i live .
Vanadium 50 said:EDF? As in Électricité de France? In the UK?
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