Guest growl Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 Just been on BBC News South. A power cut around Chichester at around 3pm. It effected households business and even traffic lights, and the power came back on around 6pm. Southern Electric have blamed it on a faulty tranformer. They will have proper answers in a few days after an investigation. But there have been articles recently about us going back to the power cuts of the early seventies. So is was this first of the winter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairlocks Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 No, because if it is a planned power cut by National Grid due to lack of generation, then cornwall will be turned off first, after the large industry users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Charlie The Tramp Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 So is was this first of the winter? No, transformers going faulty are the main reason for short term power cuts as I was once informed by a PS Manager. May be a good idea to buy that generator now before demand goes sky high and prices go up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTBagain Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 Transformer breakdowns are not uncommon. When I lived in Fleet, my part of town was for ever being blacked out. The local transformer was on the edge of a wood. Various animals were of ever frying themselves and plunging was wicked humans into darkness! Used to happen two or three times a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
right_freds_dead Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 id heard about this transformer going haywire via the red emergency phone at the control desk this afrternoon. apparently the transformer was angered by zantia, keeper of the power bolts of putney and a challenge was issued forthwith. the southern transformer then transformed into a 22meter high robot trooper and caused chaos for over an hour, tearing up rail lines, power cables and disrupting shipping. the japanese army had to blow it up in the end using a combination or prop and fast jet combat planes and a bazooka on the back of a willis jeep. it was a close one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest consa Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 (edited) I was caught up in this one, power was off from 3:13pm till about 6pm, 70 000 people were affected and Southern electric will be giving excuses today so it should be on the news later. Everything was off, traffic lights, internet, street lights, petrol pumps etc......... it was as if fuel had run out I thought someone said "last one to leave don't forget to turn out the lights"? Edited October 25, 2005 by consa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bart of Darkness Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Parts of Sheffield also hit by a power cut for 1 hour. a major wide-area-network power outage according to YEDL. Whatever that means! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not your average bear Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 (edited) We had a 3 hour outage last night between 6 and 9 in Harpenden in Hertfordshire. Not sure how many were affected but it seems that my whole town was at any rate. Edited October 25, 2005 by not your average bear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Will we see the birth rate go up in 9 months time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing_goat Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Will we see the birth rate go up in 9 months time? I could have possibly been a result of one of these power cuts (apparently there were a lot in the year I was born - mid 70's). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needle Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Why all the power cuts? Hertfordshire, West Sussex, Sheffield..... Anyone wanna open a book on "where next"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
look to the past Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Will we see the birth rate go up in 9 months time? Don’t tell me the government is planning to boost the population by controlled power cuts – a 20 minute power cut during office hours will increase the population in the controlled areas by 5% as well as giving paid leave for two members of staff for 9 months Economy saved! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhifoe Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Passed some pylons toady near Brighton. Normally they are silent. Today sounded like a light aeroplane. Seriously loaded with buzzing energy. What's up? Anyone know? Pylons tend to buzz when the air is very wet. Today's weather could well account for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinesin Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Don’t tell me the government is planning to boost the population by controlled power cuts – a 20 minute power cut during office hours will increase the population in the controlled areas by 5% as well as giving paid leave for two members of staff for 9 months Economy saved! Don't give them any ideas.. we already know nulabour read the site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahBell Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 (edited) Story about wind power on local news and diff story online http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4374748.stm Would be nice if the gov gave everyone some form of renewable energy - be it solar water systems, wind or solar electric. Although I've discovered that they don't work during pwoer cuts! Edited October 25, 2005 by SarahBell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual Observer Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 (edited) Power cuts due to problems on the distribution network happen every day of the year, year in and year out. When the high voltage network fails, several thousands of customers can lose supply, over often widespread areas. Faults on the lower voltage network usually affect just a street, or part of a street. The average reliability of supply to any 1 customer is over 99%;people in rural areas often have a worse security of supply, since they are usually supplied by overhead line rather than underground cable - lines are affected by weather and impact e.g wind, lightning, tree contact, squirrels and cats. Believe me, there is absolutely nothing sinister going on at the moment - there are no cuts due to fuel shortages, just regular faults, same as always. In general, the security of supply has increased considerably since privatisation, since the electricity companies have tough targets, and are financially penalised if they fail them. Edited October 25, 2005 by Casual Observer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
look to the past Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 nothing sinister going on You obviously haven’t looked in the storeroom at work during a black out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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