My main takeaway from this article is that is that the British equivalent for energy is how many kettles you can boil. American football fields are jealous and feeling quite flat.
There was a BBC Connections episode that showed eager power distribution people watching a famous English show.
The thing was that it was so popular they knew to expect kettles going off simultaneously all over the country the minute the show ended creating a spike they had to manage.
historically it has been a significant measure. Back in the 80s the grid had to allow for TV commercial breaks on popular shows. As millions of folks went and put the kettle on. I assume streaming has done more for UK daley tea distribution then anything else.
My main takeaway from this article is that is that the British equivalent for energy is how many kettles you can boil. American football fields are jealous and feeling quite flat.
There was a BBC Connections episode that showed eager power distribution people watching a famous English show.
The thing was that it was so popular they knew to expect kettles going off simultaneously all over the country the minute the show ended creating a spike they had to manage.
And now look up, what the B in BTU on your furnace stands for. The redcoats never left!
Do we all now throw it furnaces in the Boston harbor?
historically it has been a significant measure. Back in the 80s the grid had to allow for TV commercial breaks on popular shows. As millions of folks went and put the kettle on. I assume streaming has done more for UK daley tea distribution then anything else.