Sort of yes ... but it's actually the OP who has done the Daily Mail take on it:
You don't need to read much (third bullet point) to realise that's not the proposal.
In theory, all OLEV funded Smart EVSEs can be remotely stopped for grid or power distribution reasons at any time.Emergency measures could allow networks to switch off household power
A series of backdoor 'modifications' to the Smart Energy Code have been proposed by officials and look set to pass into law by next spring.www.thisismoney.co.uk
Of course if you have solar panels, battery backup, V2H then you have some resilience! For the rest of us our ability to make a cup of tea and internet access could fade after our batteries die!
In case anyone wants more details:
tanjent-energy.com
To me the thrust of the focus of this article seems to be about peak demand from electric vehicles when they become more common in the future. Surely this is about controlling the "luddite knuckle dragging petrolheads" dragged kicking and screaming into EV's in the future. They will have the mentality to "insist" they must be ready to drive 500 miles at a moments notice for some emergency with a far flung UK relative, so the must all plug in and start pulling 7-14 kw as soon as they get home from work at 6pm despite having 50%+ SOC left in the battery.
You mean just like they visit the Petrol Station on the way home everyday to ensure that their fuel tank is full? If they do, they'll just change to visiting the Rapid charger on the same basis.
Only if more companies move to a "Time of Use" style charging system. Perhaps once Ofgem start changing the profile on which the Retailers are charged to reflect the usage of their clients rather than a standard average profile this might cause the change to happen.
Not until they take account of the same individuals turning on their ASHP heating systems when they get home and account for "Commando" type installs that don't require approval. Bottom line is that they need to get ahead of the issue and uprate the networks ASAP.
Except that isn't what it says. It's only for high consumption devices like Heat Pumps and Car Chargers. And likely to be only for relatively short, unpredictable events (like a large power generator tripping on a cold winter evening) and until suitable reserve or repair can be put in place.
This is easily solved, if they pass this legislation they can "order" Charging networks to send a blocking signal to rapid chargers in overloaded areas so the wont initiate the charge, say from 6pm to 9pm. The the luddites either go home and wait to charge or they wont be getting home with a full charge until 10pm.
I love the EV's and all for them, and forcing them on others, but they will have to drag me kicking and screaming away from my Gas Central heating. A future large full width house extension already has wood burning stove planned in also with the full span bi-folding doors. I will have the ability to heat my house with fossil fuels somehow just in case of TEOTWAWKI.
You can keep your woodburner for occasion, but Heat Pumps working with wet Underfloor Heating are a great solution for large renovation projects that off you the chance to dig-out and insulate effectively. A good friend had just done a large renovation with full width bi-folds and ASHP.
Wood burning stove is mostly for nostalga reasons, but could heat the whole house if the shit hit the fan, as it's a modern 2009 house fully insulated with nowhere for the heat to escape. I find the flames hypnotic and relaxing, and may nan and grandad had one in the 70's in their open plan kitchen / dining room with 3 armchairs and the TV. They lived in that room all winter as the house was a 1940's steel frame single brick skin prefab. Ahhh, fresh hand cut thick slices of white bread toasted in flont of the open woodburner on a heavy 3 prong cast iron tasting fork.
I can't, the lights gone out!
I hope you're not intending to send that by email or print it out for delivery because THE MAN is already ahead of you in cutting the power off.
