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by vnglst 1681 days ago
I was immediately thinking about early morning in Asia, still dark outside, everybody puts the kettle on.

If these long distance cables really can transport energy efficiently it might solve some of the challenges with renewables!
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dukeyukey 1681 days ago
> I was immediately thinking about early morning in Asia, still dark outside, everybody puts the kettle on.

In the UK they actually have to plan for grid demand to skyrocket during ad breaks in certain TV shows because half the country puts the kettle on at the same time! In one episode of EastEnders, demand grew by 2290MW, nearly twice as large as any single UK nuclear reactor.

https://www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/iconic-eastenders...

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bryanlarsen 1681 days ago
The UK have 3000W kettles whereas in North America is stuck with 1500W kettles.

Many kitchens in North America have 20A outlets, which should at least let us use 2000W kettles. Why won't anybody sell me a 115V/16A kettle with a NEMA 5-20 connector?

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