load limiting

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Joburg getting load reduction, load limiting, and geyser switch-offs despite no load-shedding

    Joburg getting load reduction, load limiting, and geyser switch-offs despite no load-shedding Johannesburg's City Power will start implementing load reduction in areas with "concerning" electricity usage levels that could overload equipment. The power utility has also threatened to switch off...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Clarens has been load-shedding-free for 7 months

    Clarens has been load-shedding-free for 7 months By collectively reducing their electricity demand during load-shedding, residents and businesses of Clarens have been completely exempt from the rotational power cuts for seven months. Sunday newspaper Rapport has detailed how the small Free...
  4. Jan

    Looking a load-limiting gift horse in the mouth

    Load-limiting confusion Eskom kicked off its load-limiting pilot project in Fourways on Friday, 23 June 2023, and since then, I haven't been load-shed once. However, according to the power utility, only standalone houses and those in larger estates where each property has its own designated...
  5. Jan

    Former Eskom senior transmission manager warns of major problems with load limiting

    Big problems with load limiting Eskom's current approach to load limiting will be too costly and take too long to significantly address South Africa's power crisis. That is according to former Eskom transmission senior manager Hein Vosloo, who was interviewed for his views about the...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    How geyser controllers could cut 3-5 stages of load-shedding

    How geyser controllers could cut 3-5 stages of load-shedding South Africa could be spared from up to five stages of load-shedding if all households installed small geyser controllers that switch these power-hungry appliances off during high-demand periods. That is according to the analysis of...
  7. Kevin Lancaster

    City Power load limiting cut-off times changed

    City Power load limiting cut-off times changed City Power has announced a change to its load limiting intervals, which are effective immediately.
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