[Update] Eskom hopes to suspend load-shedding on Sunday for 11 hours - 2-5 February 2023

Agent_Smith said:
Yeah, I was also screwed with 3 separate loadshedding sessions today. Just no further news from Eskom makes me think that the proposed 11 hour sessation of loadshedding is not going to happen.
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If they do somehow avoid load shedding during the daytime on Sunday, it will probably be followed by Stage 4 from 9pm onwards, in order to 'replenish reserves' (or something...)
 
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Gordon_R said:
Our area in CT had 3 bouts of load shedding today (Sat 4th), which is equivalent to Stage 4. The only upside is that the first ended at 5am instead of 6am. Not exactly promising for tomorrow, but still possible...
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No that's stage 3, stage 3 can have up to 3 sessions a day
 
Paul_S said:
I have 6.5kWp (12 x 540W) and two BSL Batt 5.3kWh batteries. I use just over 600kWh per month. When it rains all day in Gauteng I get a variable output between 800W to 1.5kW from the panels so on those days I switch off the pool pump, don't run the dishwasher and the batteries top up from 30% to 100% (7kWh). My base load is only around 300 to 500W since I have solar geyser plumbed inline with a gas geyser as well as a gas stove. No aircons and no electric heaters.

In winter Gauteng is pretty much cloud free so we have excellent weather conditions for solar PV production year round.
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Ah that explains it, I only have 8x 540 and on cloudy days I can be 90w to 1.5kw so it really depends on where the clouds are :(
 
No power for 15hours(as well as half of jhb), but hey, not loadshedding :thumbsup: Assholes
 
Gordon_R said:
Yup, the 11 hours 'free of load shedding' were exactly in the middle of the time our area was not scheduled to go off. i.e. We got both our 4am and 6pm slots exactly as if nothing was any different from any other day.
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Remember, SONA is on Thursday.
 
Gordon_R said:
Yup, the 11 hours 'free of load shedding' were exactly in the middle of the time our area was not scheduled to go off. i.e. We got both our 4am and 6pm slots exactly as if nothing was any different from any other day.
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Yeah same :(
 
wingnut771 said:
Thanks!

Remember this date guys.

We need to do our civic duty and switch on every electrical device one has for the whole day so they can't suspend LS for those few hours and then we won't be able to listen to the filth spewing from his lips.
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Yeah! Keep those streetlights on midday pappa! F*** it switch the rainbow Table Mountain Disco lights on too. Show them.

Actually I hope it pisses down raining on the 9th.
 
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