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Re:Europe is in danger of rolling electricity shortages by tom_ on Sunday September 25, 2022 @02:57PM (#32974738)
Economy 7 in the UK switches meters based on time of day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_7
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Re:Europe is in danger of rolling electricity shortages by fy20 on Sunday September 25, 2022 @04:29PM (#32975800)
...which is triggered by a radio signal.
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Re:Europe is in danger of rolling electricity shortages by tom_ on Sunday September 25, 2022 @04:55PM (#32976131)
Indeed! More secure that way than trying to do it locally, probably, and now BST is somebody else's problem.

But since it's been around since the late 70s, clearly you can do this without needing too much advanced tech - which is what I interpreted as being the perceived problem. (Perhaps incorrectly, but it looks like I wasn't the only one...)

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