Fascinating
Yes it is!
As she suggests, backup for a backup 
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All this is getting my back up!! 
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Me getting ready for power outages (well sort of). Actually just testing out my new power station.
Just plugged one of my little travelling fridges in, will leave it for 24 hours then note the battery level, switch it off and recharge the battery while the fridge gets back to ambient then repeat the whole thing using the 12v socket.
When running, the compressor in the fridge used about 25 watts apparently
If nothing else it will give me a good idea of which power outlet is most efficient.
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And why will we be having Power Outages?
Here’s why…This is where our power is coming from at 11:00 an this morning…
The orange is Combined Cycle Gas Turbines…
The brown is basically Drax power station burning wood chips from Canada.
Who thought it was a good idea to invest all of your bill money in foreign companies, building foreign manufactured wind turbines and solar panels, that would supply enough power in the winter when you need it most, from wind turbines…No wind for the last week…And solar panels when we have less than 9 hours of sunlight.
And who thought it was a good idea to put a couple of million electric vehicles on the road that will need charging, and build a few Data Centres that will use more power and water than a small African country.
Oh, and by the way, we’re running short of water as well…What a surprise.
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Interesting - we’re going to need a shed load of tealights!
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But don’t we need to consider the more immediate Foxy, cyber attacks for example?
Once again there’s nothing wrong with making some provision, but yes, tea lights might be akin to applying a sticky plaster to a gaping wound!
Im sure this doesn’t include you Bruce, but some people may be unaware of the dangers of keeping unattended powerbanks charging in the house .
A colleague had a house fire when her lodger did this. I’m guessing yours have a safety cut off but some of the cheaper online rubbish you can buy might not be so safe.
By the way the method this lady in the you tube clip uses putting so many candles on foil is quite reckless.
Unfortunately whether you agree about Datacentres or not, they will be required.
The future is artificial.
It’s not just Datacentres that will require additional power/resources though
The demand for resources/rare earth will be massive going forward
Oh, and my career was spent in Datacentres. The changes I’ve seen in that time are unbelievable. Hard to imagine the future and how quickly it will evolve
I sincerely hope not!
I was cursing yesterday when virgin media ‘bot’ wouldn’t except what I was saying.
I’m cursing the bigger picture, the consequences, young people unable to get their hands dirty (metaphorically speaking) as far as real jobs are concerned. That’s just a start! Sadly we can’t smash the looms…
It certainly will be interesting to see where we are in ten years time!