On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 22:41:25 +0100, The Other Mike
wrote:

On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 21:03:46 +0100, Java Jive wrote:

But that wouldn't be the purpose of them. Their purpose would be to
smooth out domestic demand on the grid, for example to get rid of the
problem where we have turn on an extra power source just because East
Enders has ended (how I wish it would, end for good, that is).

The ad break / programme end pickup is not really an issue with lots of
different channels, audience being split across many of them, less tv viewing
etc. The era of 20+ million watching one programme and then all getting up to
make a cup of tea or go for a **** is long gone.

All I can say is that I saw a BBC4 documentary comparatively recently,
within the last year or so, where the guys in the control centre
appeared to 'conducting' live, in the musical sense, the operation of
keeping the supply parameters within limits.

Tonight, from 1920 to 2030 the load was just ramping down at a reasonably
constant rate despite three soaps (Emmerdale 1900-1930, Eastenders 1930-2000,
Emmerdale 2000-2030) finishing within that timeframe. No 1GW pickups, no load
pickups at all, nothing of any concern, frequency a high of 50.083Hz, a min of
49.97Hz

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