Britain's Gas Reserves

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According to several reports in the main stream media we only have 4.9 Terawatt Hours of gas left in reserve.

That's seven days before it runs out.

This is according to Centrica, the largest supplier of gas to domestic customers in the United Kingdom.

The Government say there is enough gas and not to panic. How they know this better than the people that actually have the gas is beyond belief :cautious:

Anyway...

If the gas does run out there are a few things to think of apart from the obvious that your house is going to get very cold, very quickly.

Assuming you can wrap yourself up and retreat to one room. Use an electric heater by all means but if the grid fails through over use (or being switched off by AI turning off your smart meter) Don't be tempted to use a bottled gas heater or other naked flame device without ensuring you've got decent ventilation.

Carbon monoxide will kill you faster than the cold.

Secondly,

The water pipes will freeze so make sure you have enough drinking water nearby that you can keep from freezing, also, you'll need some to flush the loo.

Lets hope it doesn't come to it but a few preparations now could be a life saver or at least a toilet flusher.

We've just brought in some camping gas bottles and a heater, we also have lpg for cooking, but again, ventilation is essential.

Check the batteries in your carbon monoxide alarms.
 
Oh, just incase anyone thinks I might be over reacting, on Wednesday of this week, yes 2 days ago, we came close to a nationwide electrical power grid shutdown.

The electric in the grid got so low (it's that time of year when the solar is nor really doing anything and if the wind stops blowing....) that the grid was nearly switched off.

If one power station had tripped in that time it would have been shut down.

3 hours after that low, 2 power stations tripped....
 
If there is no gas, they wouldn't have the nerve to then shut off the electric. Isn't there a way for them to disable the override in case of an emergency ? Gee, I wonder if we have smart meters here:unsure:
 
If there is no gas, they wouldn't have the nerve to then shut off the electric. Isn't there a way for them to disable the override in case of an emergency ? Gee, I wonder if we have smart meters here:unsure:

It's not a case of over riding it, if everyone switches to electric because there's no gas then the electric grid will fail as well. They are already trying to get us all to switch to electric heat pumps instead of gas boilers to heat our houses, and then there's all the electric cars that need charging on top of that.

Our grid hasn't been upgraded for decades, the main "batteries" we have are the pump storage lakes in the mountains of Wales and Scotland (I used to live next to one) which use off peak electric to pump entire lakes up a mountain, ready to come down huge pipes to drive turbines to make electric when it's needed at peak times.

If there's not enough spare electric in the grid to start with we can't charge the batteries so it will all fail at once.

No electric = no cars = no industry working = no tills working in the shops = no gasoline, as not only will it not pump up into your gas/petrol tank, you won't be able to pay for it as the till won't work just the same as your smartphone won't.

Can you see why I'm a bit concerned? 😬

Labour have been in charge of the UK for 5 months.
 
If there is no gas, they wouldn't have the nerve to then shut off the electric. Isn't there a way for them to disable the override in case of an emergency ? Gee, I wonder if we have smart meters here:unsure:
We do, but I don't have them here. Many places have them because they can be read electronically and remotely. Meter reader just drives past and points a gadget at them and it reads them.

I have no idea whether or not they can be shut down for a power outage. Never heard of that happening in the States, unless you haven't paid your bill, that is.
 
@Tetters I have a heat pump/ air conditioning unit. They do save power but they are a bit steamy and belchy in winter when the pump comes. You don't hear it inside but outdoors it belches steam like locomotive engine. 😂

If it get very, very cold you need to have an electric space heater for your bedroom, I found. When it got down to 19f last year my heat was set at 68, as usual, but the heat pump couldn't keep up and it was only 63 inside. So, I got a little oil-filled electric radiator for my bedroom, just incase it gets that cold again.

In the US the heat pump/AC is much cheaper than a furnace and AC unit.
 
We do, but I don't have them here. Many places have them because they can be read electronically and remotely. Meter reader just drives past and points a gadget at them and it reads them.

I have no idea whether or not they can be shut down for a power outage. Never heard of that happening in the States, unless you haven't paid your bill, that is.
Oh, I have that kind of meter...but I don't think they can shut it off, although I never had to worry about it. I was just surprised Zigs said they can shut his off even after the gas is off. IDK, I kinda think thats wrong.
 
@Tetters I have a heat pump/ air conditioning unit. They do save power but they are a bit steamy and belchy in winter when the pump comes. You don't hear it inside but outdoors it belches steam like locomotive engine. 😂

If it get very, very cold you need to have an electric space heater for your bedroom, I found. When it got down to 19f last year my heat was set at 68, as usual, but the heat pump couldn't keep up and it was only 63 inside. So, I got a little oil-filled electric radiator for my bedroom, just incase it gets that cold again.

In the US the heat pump/AC is much cheaper than a furnace and AC unit.
We are not interested in a different heating system. The one that is already here is perfectly sound, and proven to be most efficient. This is not the problem. A mixture of spite and idiocy in equal measure is where the problems arise. It has been an engineered 'power by stealth' plan that has slowly crept up on the unsuspecting general public for a very long time, and just one good reason it's preferable to keep our eyes open and ears listening and learning. It is mostly those who take everything for granted and who bury their heads in the sand who will be totally unprepared when the impending disaster begins to look apparent.
Rather than spending money we can ill afford, on alternative electrical gadgets that could so easily fail too, we have ordered some high tog extra duvets. I just wish I didn't have to think about returning to my ''bush craft days'' at my age - but I'm ready!!
 
Surely they have a plan to purchase gas from somewhere.
It rather seems like ''they'' have made this a part of their main plan - so much of our trouble looks like their whole agenda from the start.
Doesn't the UK get gas from pipelines coming from the EU and elsewhere?
I'll get Zigs to answer that one Annie.
 
Ta for the input and concern everyone 🙂

The UK has minimal gas storage now (there used to be storage in every town called Gasometers but they've all been dismantled) instead we share any excess gas with Europe, who, like us, buy it from Russia. We also produce some from the North Sea but not enough anymore.

We also import it by ship.

We have plans to turn of the sharing pipes to Europe if it gets short. Europe doesn't like this idea.

The gas that comes from Russia was coming via Ukraine but the agreement with them expired 11 days ago. Ukraine doesn't want Russia profiting via them so has stopped the supply.

I've just checked the news, there is no update today on the amount of gas left so I presume they haven't found a spare 4.9 Terrawatt Hours :cautious:

And yes. American smart meters can be switched of remotely just like anyone elses smart meters 😬

This is a quote from Nigel Farage speaking to Business Matters Magazine -

“When the windmills and the solar farms don’t produce enough electricity, they can turn you off the same with water, and the same, indeed, with gas.
 
We've always called them "gasometers" but I was told awhile back, they are actually Gasholders."
There are three behind the Oval cricket ground. The one most visible is known as, "Gasholder No. 1."
None are in use, but No. 1, is preserved as a Grade ll listed building.

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Ta for the pic Mr Regan 😎

I didn't know there were any left 🙂

I remember the one in the town where I grew up was near the coal gas plant. I remember seeing the coal going up a conveyor belt but not much else, I was only a Ziglet.

I do remember a man coming round (think it was about 1967) to convert our gas boiler to run on the new natural gas from the North Sea instead of the coal gas that we used to make.
 
We've always called them "gasometers" but I was told awhile back, they are actually Gasholders."
There are three behind the Oval cricket ground. The one most visible is known as, "Gasholder No. 1."
None are in use, but No. 1, is preserved as a Grade ll listed building.

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Our one in Whitstable was right next to the football ground. They pulled it down ages ago. It seems like all the stuff that used to work has been destroyed. Those in charge appear to be hell bent on total destruction. They were, and always will be gasometers as far as I'm concerned. I wish we had a log burner - but ''they'' would like to get rid of those too, as well as cars, and probably us for breathing too much of their air.
 
Ta for the pic Mr Regan 😎

I didn't know there were any left 🙂

I remember the one in the town where I grew up was near the coal gas plant. I remember seeing the coal going up a conveyor belt but not much else, I was only a Ziglet.

I do remember a man coming round (think it was about 1967) to convert our gas boiler to run on the new natural gas from the North Sea instead of the coal gas that we used to make.
I do too, but for us, it would have been late seventies. At the time, we had a Gloworm Majorca gas fire in the lounge with a back boiler.
They said the fire was too old to convert. I'd have to have a new fire and also boiler. I said "No." At the time, we were paying British Gas monthly for "central heating insurance." So I said, "Then stop taking the money." He changed his tune and said he thought they had someone who knew these boilers and would send them along. It lasted until 2000 when we had our first combi.



Our one in Whitstable was right next to the football ground. They pulled it down ages ago. It seems like all the stuff that used to work has been destroyed. Those in charge appear to be hell bent on total destruction. They were, and always will be gasometers as far as I'm concerned. I wish we had a log burner - but ''they'' would like to get rid of those too, as well as cars, and probably us for breathing too much of their air.

Wood burning stoves are very popular. But the flues need sweeping every year, it's a house insurance condition.

Our youngest son, gave up a thirty-year career as an estate agent rep, two years ago, as so much had gone on-line. It was hard to make any money. He took a short course and became a qualified chimney sweep. He only works around the Peak District, he doesn't need to travel further, there's so much work there, where he and his partner live. He says it's the best paying job he's ever had. He wouldn't like to see these stoves banned! She jacked in her job as a career senior nurse at the MRI, as she said it was no longer possible to do the job properly with so few staff. She now works part time in the local library.
 
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Nowadays, although the newly built houses appear to have a chimney so that they ''look right'' they are actually dud ones. This means that although there will be no traditional fireplaces, a flue can still be installed if wood burners are preferred. That makes no sense to me - why mend it if it's not broken?
 
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