Plans to incentivise the UK population to use off peak electricity

 When the new nuclear power stations are all on line, they produce electricity all the time. They take days to increase or decrease the power output, so they run at the off peak level. With more power stations then this level will increase. During the day much more electricity is needed manufactured by other means. To raise the nuclear level more electricity needs to be used in the off peak hours , so there are plans to incentivise the UK population to turn on dishwashers and tumble dryers overnight  to use this electricity. Many companies use the economy 7 tariff already to persuade people to heat their homes with electricity bought at a cheaper rate. Now plans are to reward those who use electricity in the small hours to benefit from cheaper electricity measured by the smart meters that record everything that goes on in a home.



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