There was a spike of 800MW in demand which occurred across the UK during half-time

National Grid ESO says the televised message generated approximately 600MW of TV pick-up, equivalent to 190,000 ovens being turned on at once

England’s victory against Slovenia in yesterday’s World Cup caused the highest surge in electricity demand so far in the tournament. National Grid reported a surge in demand of nearly 1300 megawatts – the equivalent of more than half a million kettles being switched on – during the half time break. It also equates to a […]