On 01/03/2020 08:07, polygonum_on_google wrote:
On Sunday, 1 March 2020 05:28:45 UTC, williamwright wrote:
On 01/03/2020 01:37, Harold Davis wrote:
Coronavirus advice sought. Say the mains electricity goes off for
a long time.

Apparently the virus is purely biological and does not infect
power stations.

Bill

And no-one who is important with regard to power generation and
supply will be affected?

Few enough of the port staff, gas terminal handlers, power station
staff, National Grid staff, etc., will be either ill, in isolation,
or looking after their immediate families, to affect our
electricity?


yes.

At worst 10%. And if Xmas is anything to go by that would knock the grid
power consumption back by 20% anyway


Certainly we can hope that is the case, for many reasons, but I
wouldn't assume that the supply will not be interrupted.

Far more likely to be interrupted buy a period of windy and sunny weather.


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