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Entry: Power Cut Preparation - A87884716
Author: Bluebottle - U43530

Inspired by Create's January theme Stop the World, We Wanna Get Off A87883078 – this entry has been written based on conversations here: F19585?thread=8317301 with contributions by:

2legs - U169793
Baron Grim - U69725
Bluebottle
bobstafford - U3151547
Create - U14992038
Icy North - U225620
MMF - U236774
Paulh - U176638
Pink Paisley - U157859
Rev Nick - U14756795
SashaQ - U9936370
SiliconDioxide - U170853
Swl - U1775547
Teasswill - U185992
You can call me TC - U154942

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A jolly good read.

One further point has occurred to me. (this might justify my name being mentioned as a contributor - I can't remember saying anything useful so far).

A recent development in power generation may make power cuts a thing of the past. Whereas a few years ago, having photovoltaic panels on your roof would produce electricity that was fed into the grid, and you got a reduced price for using the power from the grid, these days, the power produced on your roof is first and foremost stored in large batteries inside your house for your own use.

We had these installed last summer. By switching larger appliances (dishwasher, washing machine, iron, dryer, oven) on during daylight hours, we can now run them practically free. Of course, we still rely on incoming power from the grid during the night or when it is very cloudy and dull.

' I can't remember saying anything useful so far'
- I can't remember saying anything useful – or indeed particularly funny – since I joined h2g2 back in '99! Why didn't anyone ever tell me I was s'posed to!

I've added that bit in

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Great Entry - well put together

The ending sections are particularly good!

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