The British electric grid has to prepare for the power surge of millions of kettles turning on during popular shows!

The British electric grid has to prepare for the power surge of millions of kettles turning on during popular shows!

The British love their tea. Perhaps a little too much. "TV Pickup" is a phenomenon that affects the British National Grid.

Since many Brits watch the same popular television shows and they also like to fire up their kettles during the same ad breaks in those television shows, the the electricity transmission network is in danger of overuse.

The National Grid devotes significant resources to predicting and preparing for these usage surges. They typically require an extra 200-400 megawatts.

Short term extra supply are found in pumped storage reservoirs. The largest pickup was on July 4, 1990 during a penalty shootout between England and Germany.

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