On 2/7/20 10:55 pm, Tony Galloway wrote:
> Let me guess - that’d be the PCC?

Yep, 1014 is one hungry beast when it comes to power consumption.

The PCC was designed for performance not economy.

It would appear at some point in the operating life of the Variotrams
the 'jerk rate' was programmed down, possibly as an economy measure to
lower the maximum demand on the substations. Large customers pay by
maximum demand not by kw/hrs consumed.

Hence this whole flash-charge thing Newcastle is doing inflating the
running costs, as they will be paying dearly for all those sudden peak
loads they apply to the grid.