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by andrewmccall 4906 days ago
I think it's the sheer size of the surge in demand that's unique. It's 1.5-1.75 million kettles going on at almost exactly the same time.

With 25 million homes in the UK that's 6% of them suddenly wanting another 1000w of electricity.

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Most UK households have upgraded to 3000W electric kettles by now, I'd guess.