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> but if there's no fuel or staff, it's going to be idle That would indicate that there is a gas shortage in the UK right now which isn't true. In terms of sta
by Dave3of5 4y ago
> but if there's no fuel or staff, it's going to be idle
That would indicate that there is a gas shortage in the UK right now which isn't true. In terms of staff the daily operations of a plant only requires a handful of people. There was I think only 2 control room operators on duty at the 1200 MW plant I was working in near Bristol (Seabank power station). So I suspect it's not that he's referring to.
Given that he was a scientist at Oxford he must have data to back this up but I'd like to see what plants shutdown.
Edit: Actually I'm wrong the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies looks like some thinktank that props up oil and gas. The board of directors tell you what you need to know about them. I think this whole article is garbage.
- viraptor 4y ago> that there is a gas shortage in the UK right now which isn't true While not an actual shortage yet, from the info I've seen, UK is very much behind the rest of Europe on the plan to make winter reserves. https://agsi.gie.eu/ https://agsi.gie.eu/ currently storing only slightly more than Belgium for example. Do you think they could be "cautious" with distribution of what they have?
- Dave3of5 4y ago> currently storing only slightly more than Belgium for example Your site is confusing and actually lists UK as 100% full (which it's not) which is the highest in the list.
- jcranmer 4y ago> That would indicate that there is a gas shortage in the UK right now which isn't true. In terms of staff the daily operations of a plant only requires a handful of people. There was I think only 2 control room operators on duty at the 1200 MW plant I was working in near Bristol (Seabank power station). So I suspect it's not that he's referring to. That's true, but if a plant has been mothballed for several months or even a few years, I could see there being extra staffing required to do a un-mothballing maintenance inspection prior to startup.