RMweb Premium TheDukeOfWellingtons Posted April 23, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 23, 2017 I've got a GB National Grid Status website in my favourites which I glance at from time to time and just recently they have started doing a French version which has raised a couple of questions. At 2145 Sunday the French total demand on their grid was 50% higher than UK demand. Considering the close similarity between our populations (within 2 million) and GDPs, what are they doing with all that extra power? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meil Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 I've got a GB National Grid Status website in my favourites which I glance at from time to time and just recently they have started doing a French version which has raised a couple of questions. At 2145 Sunday the French total demand on their grid was 50% higher than UK demand. Considering the close similarity between our populations (within 2 million) and GDPs, what are they doing with all that extra power? It's because France has a role in regulating European electricity supply. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Hayter Posted April 23, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 23, 2017 Possibly something to do with the announcement of first round results in the presidential elections - turning on their TVs to get the preliminary results. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Selling it to the UK as we shut our power stations. Brit15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheDukeOfWellingtons Posted April 23, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 23, 2017 I was trying to see if there were any big TV events, completely forgot about the elections. France is currently only selling power to Germany (0.7% of total) and they are actually importing power from the UK, Italy, Switzerland and Spain as I write this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheDukeOfWellingtons Posted April 23, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 23, 2017 Do the French have a good domestic gas supply network? It has been suggested that their domestic energy requirements are far more heavily reliant on electricity than are ours, the UK domestic gas supply reaching a far larger proportion of the populace than theirs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter220950 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 It seems to be the same all the time, not just at the moment. - I assumed it was power for the rail network that was increasing demand? But I too was puzzled by the imbalance. Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Do the French have a good domestic gas supply network? It has been suggested that their domestic energy requirements are far more heavily reliant on electricity than are ours, the UK domestic gas supply reaching a far larger proportion of the populace than theirs? Outside of major towns, gas supplies are via bottle or bulk-delivered LPG, rather than being supplied by mains gas as we are. Central heating is often by 'fioul' (light fuel oil/ kerosene), or by wood-burners, outside of urban areas. It was quite cold last night, away from the coast, with temperatures close to zero in areas such as Burgundy. There have been several hard frosts, along with hail, in that region over the past week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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