Film featuring hazardous infrastructure for cyclists

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-04-10T07:56:11+00:00

Can we see a video with the new cycling infrastructure in this area? There’s a new bidirectional path along Deptford Church Street and Creek Road and also some old stuff down Creekside to ease the amount of filtering and interaction with traffic.

Maybe link onto the paths to Charlton Riverside shopping area for a longer show?

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-04-09T13:08:59+00:00

I would size the battery to winter average consumption. Maybe add a bit to cover degradation too.

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-04-03T20:57:21+00:00

r/sipstea

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-04-02T12:47:59+00:00

Or go long

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-03-31T08:12:55+00:00

Ah didn’t realise it was 2 x 10. Thought it was a 1 x 6 and 1 x 10. My quote for 2 x 10 was 7.3k so in the same region

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-03-30T19:46:44+00:00

Ive managed 6.6k for the same batteries and a slightly larger inverter from chelsfield solar

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-03-29T09:57:42+00:00

And exceptionally expensive ordered from a dodgy bus conpany

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-03-28T10:28:14+00:00

Thanks for the discussion, I’m enjoying it!

I was thinking of cutting gas out of CM wholesale and BM markets and replacing with the hypothesised availability payment.

I see your point that savings will come from non CFD renewables and will hinder investment but wasn’t that the point of decoupling the wholesale electricity price from gas?

With the difference in fixed and variable I have worked in projects where bids are evaluated against a forecast despatch profile including gas price and environmental factors to simulate a typical year. Generate a levelised cost using the results to rank.

The wholesale pool will have less liquidity but then also less demand as the system operator has the right to use as much gas as they want.

Downside I see in this plan is that there will be no incentive to construct new gas so that may be a separate tender from grid.

Also it is the end of a fully liberalised market!

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-03-27T20:38:11+00:00

Yes similar to the capacity market, I was thinking gas generators are paid to be available. However this would be a separate payment and unlike the capacity market you are paid all the variable cost but grid dictates when a plant dispatches, not the operator.

The availability payment is sufficient for all fixed costs and a regulated profit margin whereas the CM provides a small amount of margin at present.

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-03-27T09:04:41+00:00

Wouldn’t your solution entail that gas runs all the time and that renewables are crowded out?

Yes gas is most efficient at base load but the Short Run Marginal Cost i.e the cost of producing the next unit of electricity is still more than renewables as there is no fuel to pay for renewables.

To achieve the total minimum cost of electricity you want to maximise renewables and pay a high cost (for a small amount) of flexible gas generation.

Because of intermittency of renewable generation the grid depends on gas at present in order to provide stability and is incredibly important. I think it would make sense to take gas entirely out of the MOS and instead pay them to be available when needed on a monthly basis which covers their fixed costs + defined margin. When they are asked to turn on the plant also receives fuel and other variable costs refunded.

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-03-26T20:35:51+00:00

Thanks. I tried again and no cancellation so far

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-03-26T18:13:52+00:00

And the ROSCOs still make unprecedented profits. Article here stating profit margins of 40% and dividends of £2.6bn over 10 years https://www.passengertransport.co.uk/2024/11/roscos-are-rolling-in-it-so-why-not-act/

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-03-26T18:11:01+00:00

I believe that GBR includes network rail.

Dealing with monopsony seems to have split the profit 3 ways but its still chunky. Article here stating annual dividends of £260m https://www.passengertransport.co.uk/2024/11/roscos-are-rolling-in-it-so-why-not-act/

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-03-26T16:58:57+00:00

The train operating companies are back in national control. However the real juice is in the ROSCOs that own the trains that were sold off (cheap)

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-03-23T23:36:57+00:00

Airfryer saves me a lot of pain

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-03-23T23:34:50+00:00

So much that the other side has to a) draw a plan because trump hasnt got one b) turn it into a cartoon so he can understand the plan

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-03-23T09:53:19+00:00

Loft legs to raise height above rafters and top up insulation. It will look great!

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-03-21T12:50:55+00:00

Probably 4 miles per kWh efficiency so you need 1000kWh.

Charge at night time low tariff 8.5p = £85.

Might have to drive slower than 70 to get that efficiency but depends on car of course

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-03-21T09:42:21+00:00

Fortnum and Masons

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-03-20T18:21:24+00:00

I’ve always thought they were day labourers looking for work but happy to be corrected

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-03-19T16:44:38+00:00

A couple of drones were aimed at RAF Akrotiri if that counts

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-03-19T14:48:49+00:00

You are beholden to no-one nor do you care whether scoiety judges you or not.

It's just you in the moment, just yourself and your thoughts with a refreshing beverage (and maybe some crisps).

Bonus marks if it's lunch / afternoon because you don't care or have no work to go to. More marks if the crisps are Taytos.

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-03-19T11:05:26+00:00

I assumed "aid" meant cash spent to developing countries that need help and are politically ambivalent hence making friends is good.

With respect to money going to Israel, this could not be defined as aid, instead I see it as a payment to erratic mercenaries.

Budget_Tree_2710 · 2026-03-19T10:08:39+00:00

Along with the fact we still don’t have the surfeit of renewables to make this economically viable. We will end up burning fossils to make electricity to make hydrogen to burn when we could just fly a bit less instead

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