A coal-fired power station in Nottinghamshire has been warmed up to cope
with expected higher energy demand in the warm weather.

The National Grid asked Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station to step in on
Monday as it expected high demand from the use of cooling devices.

A 500MW unit - one of four there - had been due to close in September.

However, an agreement was made to extend its life by two years after
Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Coal has not been used to generate energy for the National Grid in Britain
for 46 days.

Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station owners Uniper were asked to fire up the
facility at a time when available wind power is relatively low, energy
supplies from Europe have been limited, and some generation facilities are
unavailable.

Demand for electricity is generally much lower in summer than in winter.

As a result, this is when power stations are most likely to be taken
offline for maintenance.

However, the UK experienced the hottest days of the year so far over the
weekend - with temperatures peaking at 30.3°C across the East Midlands on
Sunday - leading to an expected increase in devices including air
conditioners and fans as people seek ways to cool off.

<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-65879949>

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Spike

Spike <Aero.Spike@mail.invalid> wrote:
>
> A coal-fired power station in Nottinghamshire has been warmed up to cope
> with expected higher energy demand in the warm weather.
>
> The National Grid asked Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station to step in on
> Monday as it expected high demand from the use of cooling devices.
>
> A 500MW unit - one of four there - had been due to close in September.
>
> However, an agreement was made to extend its life by two years after
> Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
>
> Coal has not been used to generate energy for the National Grid in Britain
> for 46 days.
>
> Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station owners Uniper were asked to fire up the
> facility at a time when available wind power is relatively low, energy
> supplies from Europe have been limited, and some generation facilities are
> unavailable.
>
> Demand for electricity is generally much lower in summer than in winter.
>
> As a result, this is when power stations are most likely to be taken
> offline for maintenance.
>
> However, the UK experienced the hottest days of the year so far over the
> weekend - with temperatures peaking at 30.3°C across the East Midlands on
> Sunday - leading to an expected increase in devices including air
> conditioners and fans as people seek ways to cool off.
>
> <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-65879949>
>

Laughable isn’t it.

Even more so as the temperatures are being described as ‘extreme’. It is a
warm June. People should remember 1976.

Solar panels that stop working when there is too much sun. Windmills that
stop when there is too much wind.

The idiots have taken over the asylum.

Brian <noinv@lid.org> wrote:
> Spike <Aero.Spike@mail.invalid> wrote:
>>
>> A coal-fired power station in Nottinghamshire has been warmed up to cope
>> with expected higher energy demand in the warm weather.
>>
>> The National Grid asked Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station to step in on
>> Monday as it expected high demand from the use of cooling devices.
>>
>> A 500MW unit - one of four there - had been due to close in September.
>>
>> However, an agreement was made to extend its life by two years after
>> Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
>>
>> Coal has not been used to generate energy for the National Grid in Britain
>> for 46 days.
>>
>> Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station owners Uniper were asked to fire up the
>> facility at a time when available wind power is relatively low, energy
>> supplies from Europe have been limited, and some generation facilities are
>> unavailable.
>>
>> Demand for electricity is generally much lower in summer than in winter.
>>
>> As a result, this is when power stations are most likely to be taken
>> offline for maintenance.
>>
>> However, the UK experienced the hottest days of the year so far over the
>> weekend - with temperatures peaking at 30.3°C across the East Midlands on
>> Sunday - leading to an expected increase in devices including air
>> conditioners and fans as people seek ways to cool off.
>>
>> <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-65879949>
>>
>
> Laughable isn’t it.
>
> Even more so as the temperatures are being described as ‘extreme’. It is a
> warm June. People should remember 1976.
>
> Solar panels that stop working when there is too much sun. Windmills that
> stop when there is too much wind.
>
> The idiots have taken over the asylum.

Quite so.

On a blazing hot day like today, wind and solar are just about producing as
much as nuclear and CCGT.

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Spike