Eskom UPDATE : LOAD SHEDDING in STAGE 3

[AfricanTech]

City of CT Alerts twitter feed says we still in Stage 2

Local radio says Stage 3

Who to believe

 

[daveza]

City of CT Alerts twitter feed says we still in Stage 2

Local radio says Stage 3

Who to believe

Definitely Stage 2.

 

[stefan9]

Thswane says stage 3 and I am suppose to be off. But so far nothing *Hold thumbs while cursing Eskom into oblivion*

Edit: **** just went of 40 mins later then scheduled

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

Stage 1,2 and 3 we're supposed to be off 18-22.30 tonight and same as last night we've still got. Not complaining but who the hell knows...

 

[stefan9]

In the end was of for only 30 mins but local telkom exchange seem to have been of longer as couldn't get anything to work even though line was synching.

 

[Arthur]

Wife had just started a Netflix show. Shedding scheduled to start in 5 minutes.

I'm ducking upstairs.

 

[AthenianOwl]

Well, power just went off at 20h01. Gonna watch Top Gear S22e02 on my tablet. Cheers.

 

[Arthur]

Yep, the inverter emailed me to say grid power is down:

05/02/2015 08:03:40 PM

(3163) Arthur Xxxxxxxxxxx - Utility is down - Notification

The utility is down

Battery Voltage: 51.4

I s'pose shedding started as expected, at 20h00. Just checked outside and the neighborhood is in darkness.

(Sorry to rub it in. No gloat intended. )

 

[marine1]

Buy guns. Buy ammo. Buy canned food.

 

[RanzB]

Buy guns. Buy ammo. Buy canned food.

Can't we just share with you?

 

[Sneeky]

 

[marine1]

Can't we just share with you?

Only share with my friends. Thanks

 

[RanzB]

So it's just you then.. Greedy..

 

[Arthur]

I suspected shedding had ended at 10-ish because the neighbours' gennies went quiet.

Then this email arrived from the inverter:

05/02/2015 09:58:19 PM

(3163) Arthur Xxxxxxxxx - Utility has recovered - Notification

The utility has recovered

Battery Voltage: 53.2

Will have to investigate how battery voltage went UP despite two hours of no grid.

 

[bekdik]

I suspected shedding had ended at 10-ish because the neighbours' gennies went quiet.

Then this email arrived from the inverter:


Will have to investigate how battery voltage went UP despite two hours of no grid.

Cold Fusion! Quick, patent it.

 

[bekdik]

Stage 1,2 and 3 we're supposed to be off 18-22.30 tonight and same as last night we've still got. Not complaining but who the hell knows...

Certainly not eskom

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

Certainly not eskom

Everyone around us was off, just 2 streets that still had. Think after all my bleating and moaning after 2 cuts a week last year they decided against it.

OR the new cables they ran have us feeding from somewhere different and important so we don't get switched off.

 

[Sneeky]

Now try an equate the above chaos to industry,,,, not just us mere mortals trying to cook supper, watch telly and such.

 

[CUDlybunny]

I'm still off, scheduled from 6pm-2am even though I was just notified that loadshedding is done for now, looks like I need to somehow get some sleep.

 

[Sneeky]

Properties near Megatwatt Park prices must be soaring, they will hardly cut their own power. Soweto, business as usual I gather.