How estates, complexes, and towns can avoid load-shedding

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South African estates and complexes can bypass load-shedding

Residential estates, complexes, and small towns in South Africa can join Eskom's load curtailment programme and avoid load-shedding up to stage 4, if they can keep their electricity consumption during the scheduled outages in check.

The Free State town of Clarens is one of Eskom's customers who has benefitted from this programme, enabling it to avoid rotational power outages altogether since September 2023.
 
I much prefer an individual load limiting approach rather than collective if managing load is a requirement to avoid being included in stages 1-4.
 
I much prefer an individual load limiting approach if managing load is a requirement to avoid being included in stages 1-4.
That's not really possible in complexes, blocks of flats and such though.
 
I much prefer an individual load limiting approach rather than collective if managing load is a requirement to avoid being included in stages 1-4.
You solution requires a cadre getting stinking rich selling "smart" meters.
 
You solution requires a cadre getting stinking rich selling "smart" meters.
Nah, I'm simply raising the reality of what happens in a scheme of hundreds of units where the scheme is tripping due to those who care not to reduce their load while responsible members are doing so. It leads to frustration, conflict and fingers being pointed. People already hate trustees and HoA directors who'll now be running around with amp clamp meters. Or worse, eyeballing meters for how fast they're turning...
 
Sure but policing it will become a nightmare as people push the limits.
That's why the whole complex has to do it, or no one. Blame the single meters from the supplier thats distributed through the complexes.
 
That's why the whole complex has to do it, or no one. Blame the single meters from the supplier thats distributed through the complexes.
I'm highlighting the practicality though. The only way for let's say sectional title schemes to ensure compliance is to replace their existing meters as it's inevitable that you're going to have members who simply don't care or don't understand how their stove, oven, kettle, geyser, heater, hairdryer, hair iron or whatever is affecting everyone else. Heck, we've have load limiting in effect and still have the same people messaging the group asking if anyone has power because they're limited due to excess usage.
 
I'm highlighting the practicality though. The only way for let's say sectional title schemes to ensure compliance is to replace their existing meters as it's inevitable that you're going to have members who simply don't care or don't understand how their stove, oven, kettle, geyser, heater, hairdryer, hair iron or whatever is affecting everyone else. Heck, we've have load limiting in effect and still have the same people messaging the group asking if anyone has power because they're limited due to excess usage.
I know :-( hence is why I said it would be difficult :-(
 
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