dennis@home wrote:
On 15/06/2016 12:33, whisky-dave wrote:
On Tuesday, 14 June 2016 19:22:06 UTC+1, Andrew wrote:
On 13/06/2016 16:04, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:


The kettle thing is simply lies, since you can't increase the
efficiency of that to any major extent.


Nope. They are trying to reduce power surges when an important
sporting event finishes. Low power kettles means the total power
requirement is spread over a longer period. But we have Dinorwig
and one in Scotland to do that, so it is a pointless directive.
They don't drink tea in Europe so it is equally pointless to them.
Only the Germans have coffee makers on the go all the time, but
they have 8 new brown-coal fired power stations to power those.

I'd like to know whether it was administrators or just who came up
with the idea to reduce kettle ratings. The EU is not an answer.



What makes you think anyone in the EU came up with the idea?
The EU has tasked some people with investigating making all appliances
more energy efficient they have not said those appliances have to use
less power just less energy if possible.
The whole reduce kettle power is leavers crying wolf.

No, it is unnecessary legislation which wastes taxpayers money and
is a reflection of the EU's failed energy provision policies.