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Why do power cuts happen at peak export times ? Grrr

debitcardmayhem
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Power out at 1558 !!! expected bac at 1930
4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy
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debitcardmayhem said:Power out at 1558 !!! expected bac at 19301
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That;s life - have you had a look at the National Grid site to see how big an area is affected.
As a NDO breakdown engineer I spent a hot afternoon chasing a non-existent fault - caused by the sun beaming through a window and hitting an overload relay which tripped the circuit. Very frustrating.
edit PS - too much sun and not enough back up was the cause of the Spanish Grid failureNever pay on an estimated bill. Always read and understand your bill0
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