I mean, this is a sick joke, right? No, apparently it isn't.
Energy firms urge Britons to turn off their electricity tonight as snow blankets the UK.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk-weather-snow-energy-firms-national-grid-turn-off-electricity/
@Florence
All of the power companies’ execs must have attended the same Ted Talk. My power company here in the U.S. is trying to get us to do the same thing. Ours is still by choice though.
@CrystallineEntity Sorry, my point being, no one is exempt. Full stop. If you have a heart machine for example, the hospital has to provide a generator. Power company won't.
@VenomousHeroine @CrystallineEntity That is what everyone is saying. But it seems to carry on regardless. My own feeling is that the Gvmt will collapse if they really do go ahead with this as they plan to,.
@VenomousHeroine @CrystallineEntity Some companies in England (not Wales as far as I know) are paying folk to voluntarily turn the power off for a couple of hours during peak time. I have no idea how that's going as I don't live in England, but people are so worried about the bills, it may be something some are prepared to do.
I think they've only just started trialling it.
@VenomousHeroine @CrystallineEntity It's because of the war in Ukraine. Russia refusing to release more energy to Europe etc. Europe is far more heavily dependent on Russian oil than the USA. Germany, at one point, was 90% dependent on Russian oil, I think they may have managed to reduce it a bit, but Russia is essentially holding Europe to ransom.
@Florence @CrystallineEntity I'm so sorry.
@Florence @CrystallineEntity This is insane. And I'm an American, I know crazy when I see it.