Will you join The Big Power Off?

LauraNorderr

I’m in. As for resetting everything, most appliances and tech stuff have a battery backup which should right things easily enough after only ten minutes. If not, it’s a small price to pay, righting a few clocks , the exercise will keep us warm.
Perhaps some of us could go for a bit longer to help prevent the surge.

I thought the surge was the whole point of this? To make a noticeable effect on the grid?

We turned everything off last night at 10pm for ten minutes and lit candles instead. Just sat there talking and fiddling with our phones for the time it took. Admittedly it did seem like a very long ten minute but it would have been better if all the houses around us had joined in.

Absolutely not.

Can't see what difference it would make so it's a no from me too

No

Me neither. Pointless.

No, I won't - simply because it's too much hassle resetting everything, and I genuinely don't see the point of it.

Here’s more information.
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/big-power-why-people-doing-23652951

TBH this is a bit of a worry all round.

The biggest concern I have is that I can't find out anywhere who is organising this. There doesn't seem to be a clear objective; is it to cut usage, or cause a surge, or make a point...? And the advertising of it is a bit haphazard.

Not filling me with confidence, actually.

Never heard of it, but sadly I don't think it will be any use.

Anyway, the main cause of rising energy prices is rising prices on world markets, and there is very little the suppliers can do about that.

Didn’t stop them doubling the standing charge overnight though did it ?

I didn’t know anything about it, but no, I won’t be participating in future ones.

No, I won't be doing it, last nights one had little impact.

When was the first one and what effect did it have on electricity demand and or the energy companies?

Casdon

I wish people would read the notice! This is the second Big Power Off, and it’s planned for 7pm on 16th, not 10pm. The detail is on the photo.

Oh come on Casdon, surely you know that reading the post isn't required! Just make a comment on what you think the post is about. Reading it is just superfluous!

I wish people would read the notice! This is the second Big Power Off, and it’s planned for 7pm on 16th, not 10pm. The detail is on the photo.

No, it is utterly pointless, those doingit will be account for such a small amount of total demand, even if taken up widely, that the companies will hardly notice.

Anyway, the main cause of rising energy prices is rising prices on world markets, and there is very little the suppliers can do about that.

I have not itme for futile gestures/virtue sgnalling

LOL who thought that one out, a great many of us turn the lights off around 10pm anyway.
I’ve just checked at that time the only electrical I had on was a fridge, the freezer and the CH pump, about 100 watts in total.
Contrast that with the massive surges they get when a popular TV programme ends.

Didn't hear anything about this, but wouldn't it cause a huge surge, with corresponding blackouts, afterwards.

I’m in. As for resetting everything, most appliances and tech stuff have a battery backup which should right things easily enough after only ten minutes. If not, it’s a small price to pay, righting a few clocks , the exercise will keep us warm.
Perhaps some of us could go for a bit longer to help prevent the surge.

Not sure this is the right thing to do. If there is a massive surge when everyone switches back on it could cause blackouts in some areas for hours not just ten minutes.

Don’t know anything about this.

Didn't know about it until this morning! But if we do that it will takes us about an hour to go round correcting all the clocks etc (e.g.on the cooker), so I'm not sure I can be bothered to do the whole lot. Happy to switch off lights, TV and similar, though.

I'm will not either, would have to go round re-setting quite a few things so not worth the effort. I would rather just turn the heating/ water off for a couple of extra hours.

We did this last night and will do it again next week.

Will it do any good?