Simon J Warner

This is just more of the old nothing to see here nonsense On 23 June the system was outside the "safe operational limit" for extended periods and this was resolved only when "Emergency Assistance" was instructed on the interconnectors to France and the Netherlands The names "safe operational limit" and "Emergency Assistance" are relevant here. They indicate there IS something to see here Craig Dyke claims "no customer demand was disconnected". This is not true. EA on the interconnectors means you cut off interconnector demand ie you're cutting the demand of other countries Industry contacts tell me this has not gone down well in these other countries who think we should use our own reserves before cutting them off Blaming "adverse interconnector flows" is pathetic. Interconnectors flow both ways. Is NESO seriously saying it assumes they will always import to us?? Instead of half truths why not explain... 1. Why was the frequency so low for so long? 2. Was there any reserve left? 3. Why did they cut interconnectors before doing voltage reduction? 4. Why was there no EMN or Notice of High Risk of Demand Control issued that day? 5. Were any transmission constraints violated? 6. Would the grid have been secure if NSL or Viking, the largest infeeds, had tripped? These are simple questions. Let's have some candid answers

Oh, that. No, you guys are deliberately trying to deflect from the £5m donation. That's self-evident. I'm not going to be apologising for that. I'm going to keep repeating it.

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