Here with family for the solar eclipse at 730 pm local time. We saw the guggenheim last night, fantastic. We also saw the guadi house the day before.
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And in the UK…
Octopus Energy: Don’t use electricity during solar eclipse
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/08/10/octopus-energy-dont-use-electricity-during-solar-eclipse/
Britain’s biggest energy supplier is urging people to avoiding using electricity during this week’s solar eclipse. Octopus Energy is asking customers to delay using washing machines, dishwashers and other plug-in devices between 6pm and 8pm on Wednesday, when the Moon is expected to block up to 95% of sunlight.
The eclipse will send solar generation plunging just as electricity demand begins to rise as millions of people return home from work. The slump could knock out as much as 1.3 gigawatts (GW) of supply, according to the National Energy System Operator (NESO)…
The changing price is meant to encourage people to use more electricity when it’s plentiful and less when it is more scarce. This is becoming more important as Britain increasingly relies on wind and solar power, which can produce huge amounts of electricity at some times and little at others.
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They can’t use electricity at night?
Oh wait, they’re asking customers in an effort to reduce emissions. Not necessarily because of a grid risk.
"This means gas-fired power plants will have to be switched on to make up for the shortfall and to steady the grid.
There has been no suggestion that the eclipse could trigger outages, but the energy supplier has encouraged people to use less energy to avoid excess carbon emissions."