well, happy birthday, mate! Hope it was a good oneIn the last few years I've converted to LED's in every room and replaced the dimmers I had. Just recently in the g'room which i'm really happy with, the HPS's needed replacing any way, so they have paid for themselves on electric saved already. I was 72 the other day and i'm not going to be a dinosaur, I'm adapting to the LEDs because I think they are the way forward (well for me they are).
It's like all the blah blah blah about the LED v HPS comments (yield, quality, smell, terpenes etc), most of the people that i sell my extra product to (mines lovely) aren't that discerning and just want a reasonable smell/taste/smoke to get them off their tits. It's my pension booster.
I've got a 10 year guarantee on my lights, so should be alright till I'm 81, haha yeehaw
“Nuclear plants cannot operate at air or coolant temperatures above the limits set by the developer and simply turn off. If no one tries to violate the instructions, then the nuclear power plants will turn off, and in this or that region there will be less electricity, and there will be no environmental problems. But, it is quite possible that they will try to force the power units to operate in non-design modes, and this is already quite bad. Knowing the habits of nuclear scientists, both Russian and French, they can try to cheat.”
by boiler I meant the thing under the sink, it provides the hot water from the tap.For the boiler I use a gaz one, it sings when it is ready !
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This year I pay 90 € / month instead of 60 € last year !!!
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nuclear plant doesn't work because of the heatwave . In France, the water (river) downstream of the plant must not be higher than 28°C ( 82.4 °F ). So it is not energy for global warming !
Due to the heat in France, nuclear power plants were turned off. This can happen in Russia if no one violates the instructions – nuclear physicist Ozharovsky
https://americandailynewspaper.com/...he-instructions-nuclear-physicist-ozharovsky/
The French nuclear regulator granted a temporary waiver for five nuclear plants to discharge hot water into rivers that may breach environmental standards as the nation struggles with an energy crisis.
ASN approved a request to keep the Bugey, Saint Alban, Tricastin, Blayais and Golfech plants in operation, even if the water they emit may exceed the authorized limit, according to a filing on grid operator RTE’s website. The exception brings some relief to the strained European power market, where prices are near record levels as extended heat waves have caused disruption to rivers and waterways used to carry fuel and cool power plants.
speaking of putting hot water into the rivers:France plays with fire !
France Waives Nuclear Plant Environmental Rules in Energy Crunch - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...-to-keep-nuclear-plants-online-in-hot-weather
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The Tricastin Evolutionary Power Reactor nuclear power plant, operated by Electricite de France SA, in Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux, France.
Photographer: Theo Giacometti/Bloomberg
My area has 7 nukes in a 150 miles. Most are river or artificial lake cooled but they have to throttle them back when the water gets low, which fortunately isn't very often. All those nukes so close and none of my power comes from there.For the boiler I use a gaz one, it sings when it is ready !
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This year I pay 90 € / month instead of 60 € last year !!!
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nuclear plant doesn't work because of the heatwave . In France, the water (river) downstream of the plant must not be higher than 28°C ( 82.4 °F ). So it is not energy for global warming !
Due to the heat in France, nuclear power plants were turned off. This can happen in Russia if no one violates the instructions – nuclear physicist Ozharovsky
https://americandailynewspaper.com/...he-instructions-nuclear-physicist-ozharovsky/
Used to belong to a rural coop for electricity, was the least I ever paid for a power bill.I'm lucky here in the US to belong to a Rural Coop for electricity. It's not voluntary, the urban areas are the normal commercial providers, the rural areas are the Coops. But my local Coop belongs to the national Coop which is where they produce the power rather than the big commercial generator. Current KWH cost is $.034 a kwh but then they add on all the other cost and it comes out to around $.150 a kwh. Been stable for the last 10 years at that. They told us at the annual meeting they did not expect any issues with cost or supply this summer and so far looks to be good. Coal is about 70% of the generation.
30 years ago we could pay a tarrif to get a separate rate from midnight to 7am, which was that much.Used to belong to a rural coop for electricity, was the least I ever paid for a power bill.
Checked on them, and it is currently going for 12.10 per KWH.
Was surprised to see how extensively they are going into solar, but I suppose it makes sense given
their tasking of providing power at the lowest price possible.
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