Peak Tea Demand



5 replies on “Peak Tea Demand”

  1. For many years this was nearly the primary reason for significant utilisation of more than one UK generating facility. Its a very unusual demand, extremely peaky in nature and electricity being difficult/expensive to store (to counter peak instantaneous demands), rather than smoothly deliver led to some great solutions.

    Take a look at Dinorwig Power Station ( in North Wales for instance, for more idea of probably the most successful solutions to date.

  2. In the early days of television, there was a huge strain on the water system every 30 minutes at the break between half-hour programs. I think this was before commercial breaks as we know them in modern times came to be.

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