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Guy Martin's Great British Power Trip
2023 · TV series · documentary · 45 min episodes · 1 season
As an energy crisis and cost of living crisis collide, the Lincolnshire lorry mechanic and motorcycle racer investigates the past, present and future of British power stations to work out how the country makes its most valuable commodity of all - electricity.
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On 9 August 2019 there was a significant power cut due to lack of inertia. This duration was significantly reduced because of batteries [1]. Since then, gas turbines have been repurposed to provide inertia without generation [2]. Check out the documentary series "Guy Martin's Great British Power Trip" [3] for more national grid facts.
[1] https://www.theblackoutreport.co.uk/2023/08/09/9-august-2019-blackout/ [2] https://www.nationalgrideso.com/news/deeside-power-station-begins-world-first-power-system-stability-contract-national-grid-eso [3] https://www.channel4.com/programmes/guy-martins-great-british-power-trip