On Wed, 26 Oct 2022 09:30:23 -0000 (UTC), RJH wrote:
On 26 Oct 2022 at 08:53:30 BST, Alan B wrote:
Graeme Wall <rail@greywall.demon.co.uk> wrote:
On 25/10/2022 21:59, TimS wrote:
On 25 Oct 2022 at 12:57:23 BST, Graeme Wall
<rail@greywall.demon.co.uk> wrote:
On 25/10/2022 11:07, RJH wrote:
On 24 Oct 2022 at 16:12:55 BST, Bob Campbell wrote:
RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:
On 24 Oct 2022 at 15:40:00 BST, Bob Campbell wrote:
iOS 16.1 has this: “A new clean energy charging feature will >>>>>>>>> "optimize"
charging times to when the grid is using cleaner energy
sources."
How can that possibly work?
I'd be surprised if it does work in the UK, but it'd be quite
straightforward to determine when, say, wind, is providing a
decent amoutn of energy and ramp up the charging rate then.
It is U.S. only. I can’t imagine it working anywhere.
The data's available - https://gridwatch.co.uk
gridwatch.org.uk
Oh hadn't noticed that - is one source better thean the other?
Are you saying that it's simply too complex to port the data to UK >>>>>> users'
phones?
That is for the whole country. IIRC it is possible to break it down
to local areas and suppliers but I have no idea how that is done.
Certainly you can buy so-called smart plugs that are supposed to be
able to discriminate between energy sources and switch on and off
depending on the supply mix.
Why is it necessary to break it down - it's a *national* grid!
Tell the difference by looking for different types of electrons, do
they?
This sounds like weapons-grade bollox.
Must admit that was my response when I read it.
An iPhone consumes so little power when charging up, is it really worth
it?
There are better ways of saving power and hence bills at the consumer
end.
The point of the exercise is scaling. There's about a billion iphones in
use today, plus other 'smart' ithings. So the argument rests on a lot of small things adds up to a lot.
I realise, having had this discussion many times elsewhere, that many
people don't see it, but I do so mention it here :-)
Yes I can appreciate that but I was trying to make the point (not very
well), there's a lot more that can be done on a smaller scale to offset
the drain on electricity grid systems, e.g. Solar panels, small wind
turbines systems etc. Incidentally wind turbines don't have to use giant propellors - they could be horizontal screw like devices mounted on top of office blocks, barns, even large houses etc. with much less visible
impact.
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Cheers, Alan
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