TV pickup
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tv-pickup-182-2609133
title:
TV pickup
text:
TV pickup is a phenomenon that occurs in the United Kingdom involving sudden surges in demand on the national electrical grid, occurring when a large number of people simultaneously watch the same television programme. TV pickup occurs when viewers take advantage of commercial breaks in programming to operate electrical appliances at the same time, causing large synchronised surges in national electricity consumption. Such sudden huge surges in demand tied to the TV schedule are unique to the Un
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Increases of electrical power consumption at high rating TV programmes
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_pickup
date created:
2010-10-30T12:58:04Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T08:07:14Z
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