Will you join The Big Power Off?

No, absolutely not, it’s pointless.

whats the point!!

If everyone did this it would destabilise the grid. In theory people could be off for a lot longer. Will they then be expecting compensation from their provider?

I understand the sentiment behind it, but it's pointless. So no I won't.

It's not a Martin thing.

You won’t need to reset everything if you turn off at the main plug switch. As That’s what I used to think and do until someone told me as it should reset itself. Mine did so I didn’t have to restart everything. I now turn all of mine off at bedtime. If you leaving stuff on standby you obviously got money to waste and feed the fat cats. Didn’t know about Martin thing but I will next time. If we don’t stand together however will we get the government to take notice and take their heads out the sand.

i won't be switching off as it takes so much time to reset clocks and timers and, i'm sorry, i don't see the point in switching off anyway.
and, another thing, i can't reach the mains switch as it's over the top of the fridge/freezer housing.

Futile gesture. We need real help from government but Johnson doesn't care abd he's got Ukraine as political veneer. If he gets a partygate fine he'll regard it as a parking ticket, nothing to bother about.

The whole point is to make a statement - to send a message! To show unity and solidarity - things that appear to be sadly lacking in this country at the moment (even on this thread)! It might not make a difference (probably won’t) but we should never allow that defeatist attitude to silence our communal voice. Without that, society really is dead and all hope is lost!

We already know exactly what she would say, we’ve had it drilled into us so many times.

There is no such thing as a magic money tree - just the tax payer!

MaizieD - we need you!!

Some questions:
Will a huge surge in the national grid do the national grid harm?
Energy costs are spiraalling in the rest of Europe, too. Some governments have put in place measures to offset this and that's good - but after Rishi has thrown money at furlough schemes etc where is the money going to come from to offset our energy costs? There is no such thing as a magic money tree - just the tax payer!
How many of us feel so strongly that we are willing to head up a protest demanding a special tax hike to cover lower energy costs? And then be glad to pay it?
And another tax hike to cover the NHS which is on its knees?
And yet another to fund extra training places for future doctors, nurses etc?

The grid power regulators cope with very large predictable peaks in power demand, so there will be no problem for them, it’s what they do.
As for power supply companies they don’t care when you use electricity, you have a contract, you may use less per month which is good, at present energy is short, so using less helps them

Thanks Casdon but still won’t be doing it.

Thank you Casdon, all clear now and 16th is on my calendar.

Thank you for that information Casdon.

www.bigissue.com/news/activism/what-is-the-big-power-off-and-what-could-it-mean-for-your-energy-bills/

Have I misunderstood? I thought the point was all the money lost to the providers in the ten minutes that millions of households switched off would make a point. I thought the surge that would follow was a worrying byproduct.
Will someone with better knowledge please explain. Thanks.

I have read that one of the reasons for the increase in the standing charge is to compensate for all the companies who went out of business, and others had to make up the shortfall.

No. Futile not to say (although I will) stupid gesture.

I love this thread.

Cancel trying*. Mad phone.

We are trying told in lightning storms to unplug appliances. This in case of a surge in electricity which can damage these goods. I wouldn't want to be the cause of some poor unsuspecting person having their TV damaged by a sudden surge.

So is it 7pm or 10pm? I originally heard about it being 10pm and most of my stuff is off by then
No I don’t think I ll do it because I can’t see it making any difference and I don’t want to be in a home on my own with no lights late at night

Yes, but as the Grid people know all about this, it isn't going to be much of a surprise and they are used to dealing with far greater surges than any this campaign could cause.

And have you considered what would happen if at any time there was a huge surge - demand or supply? What would happen is that the grid would crash and electricity supply to part or the whole of the country would ensue.

This would mean power cut off to hospitals, traffic control, street lighting and all homes, may be for hours.

The National Grid has good well laid plans on how to get the grid up and running again if it does crash for any reason, so all the chaos would be with customers who are suddenly cut off, not with the National Grid who have been preparing for just such an event for decades.

It is puerile and futile, thought up by someone who really doesn't have a clue about how the National Grid runs.

Sorry Casdon you’re right, I should have read it properly.