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How balanced is the UK grid at the moment?
This meter is monitoring the power balance of the UK ele ...
The meter actually shows the grid's "frequency", which i ...

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How balanced is the UK grid at the moment?

This meter is monitoring the power balance of the UK electricity grid. If the needle is too far to the left, it means more generation is needed to meet demand.

The meter actually shows the grid's "frequency", which is related to the speed of rotation of generators all over the country. When there is too little power available, the whole grid "slows down" and the needle moves to the left.

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<p class="dpp_page_heading" align="left">How balanced is the UK grid at the moment?</p> <p class="dpp_body" align="left"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,0,0" id="meter5" align="middle" height="190" width="336"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"> <param name="movie" value="meter5.swf"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <embed src="meter5.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="meter5" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="190" width="336"> </object> </p> <p class="dpp_body" align="left">This meter is monitoring the <b>power balance</b> of the <b>UK electricity grid</b>. If the needle is too far to the left, it means more generation is needed to meet demand.</p> <p class="dpp_body" align="left">The meter actually shows the grid's "<a href="#" onclick="window.open('explain_frequency.htm','frequency','width=340,height=630,resizable=yes')">frequency</a>", which is related to the <b>speed of rotation</b> of <b>generators</b> all over the country. When there is too little power available, the whole grid "slows down" and the needle moves to the left.</p>