New Posts For Thread: Massive National Grid Failurehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31560291/massive-national-grid-failurePresumably they were still counting the excessivecharge they get of consumerse.g at least £250 paMost of the Poles have gone back. The Romanians are still here though!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31560291/massive-national-grid-failure?post_id=557770865#557770865Most of the Poles have gone back. The Romanians are still here though!Fri, 16 Aug 2019 12:27:55 -0500Seems the cause was a LIGHTING strikeShould have used bigger POLEShttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31560291/massive-national-grid-failure?post_id=557770763#557770763Seems the cause was a LIGHTING strikeShould have used bigger POLESFri, 16 Aug 2019 12:16:39 -0500The trouble is who do we believe and how do we believe them.I am not saying it is Russia or China testing us but nobody wants to take responsibility. I think it is a really serious situation that we need to know about and further the Authorities needhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31560291/massive-national-grid-failure?post_id=557737597#557737597The trouble is who do we believe and how do we believe them.I am not saying it is Russia or China testing us but nobody wants to take responsibility. I think it is a really serious situation that we need to know about and further the Authorities needSun, 11 Aug 2019 11:28:20 -0500I've just written a song called 'Yesterday', it's a classic, I swear, and I've got plenty more.......................................Just saw Yesterday at the cinema yesterday as it happens. Bloody good film with a real Danny Boyle feel good factor!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31560291/massive-national-grid-failure?post_id=557737565#557737565I've just written a song called 'Yesterday', it's a classic, I swear, and I've got plenty more.......................................Just saw Yesterday at the cinema yesterday as it happens. Bloody good film with a real Danny Boyle feel good factor!Sun, 11 Aug 2019 11:25:37 -0500To be fair to Western Power, they were actually referring to an ongoing series of power cuts in Somerset, which they claimed were due to birds of prey persistently dropping rabbits on overhead power lines (plural). Not necessarily high voltage cableshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31560291/massive-national-grid-failure?post_id=557728233#557728233To be fair to Western Power, they were actually referring to an ongoing series of power cuts in Somerset, which they claimed were due to birds of prey persistently dropping rabbits on overhead power lines (plural). Not necessarily high voltage cablesSat, 10 Aug 2019 04:56:42 -0500PUTIN's hackers trying to destabilise UK !https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31560291/massive-national-grid-failure?post_id=557728209#557728209PUTIN's hackers trying to destabilise UK !Sat, 10 Aug 2019 04:50:57 -0500I see the bosses are now saying "Its a extremely rare event"ReallyWhat a million to one odds?I await the next failure courtesy of wind POWERhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31560291/massive-national-grid-failure?post_id=557728183#557728183I see the bosses are now saying "Its a extremely rare event"ReallyWhat a million to one odds?I await the next failure courtesy of wind POWERSat, 10 Aug 2019 04:43:23 -0500The only answer i can think of is that the first power station went down causing a dip in the frequency (50hz) and the 2nd power station (wind farm) had incorrect protection settings and saw the dip in frequency as a local fault rather than a grid fahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31560291/massive-national-grid-failure?post_id=557728051#557728051The only answer i can think of is that the first power station went down causing a dip in the frequency (50hz) and the 2nd power station (wind farm) had incorrect protection settings and saw the dip in frequency as a local fault rather than a grid faSat, 10 Aug 2019 04:13:30 -05002 generators in 2 different locations going down independently with neither effecting the performance or lack of it of the other,good luck in holding that linehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31560291/massive-national-grid-failure?post_id=557728027#5577280272 generators in 2 different locations going down independently with neither effecting the performance or lack of it of the other,good luck in holding that lineSat, 10 Aug 2019 04:08:01 -0500Delays, cancellations and widespread disruption at London railway terminals but it was two hours before anyone noticed the difference.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31560291/massive-national-grid-failure?post_id=557727929#557727929Delays, cancellations and widespread disruption at London railway terminals but it was two hours before anyone noticed the difference.Sat, 10 Aug 2019 03:36:23 -0500