poweralert stage 2.....

[wingnut771]

Station build-up for the last 7 days - Eskom Data Portal

This shows how resources were used to build-up the demand over the past 7 days, and it includes both generation and demand side resources that Eskom has contracts with.

www.eskom.co.za

System hourly demand and available capacity - Eskom Data Portal

Hourly demand is compared against available capacity, to indicate the amount of surplus/shortfall there was. Available capacity must be matched with the total RSA contracted demand.

www.eskom.co.za

Pumped storage generating hours, gas generation & manual load reduction - Eskom Data Portal

The graph below indicates how primary fuel consrained resources where utilized during the past 7 days. Pump storage Gen Unit Hours is the amount of hours that one unit at a pump storage station can generate based on the amount of water still available in the dams. These dams are required to be...

www.eskom.co.za

 

[Brian_G]

Unexpected cloud cover again up here, may clear for a while but back this afternoon then. Chance of lunchtime rain.
Back to being fine tomorrow.

Next weekend can't make up its mind, currently thought colder.

 

[Lupus]

Unexpected cloud cover again up here, may clear for a while but back this afternoon then. Chance of lunchtime rain.
Back to being fine tomorrow.

Next weekend can't make up its mind, currently thought colder.

Problem weather is it's only 75%

 

[Brian_G]

Problem weather is it's only 75%

They did get the temperatures right today. Not too bad but burning up my gas here.

 

[wingnut771]

Look at how elegant solar looks and what a dogs breakfast wind is:

Hourly renewable generation - Eskom Data Portal

Hourly renewable generation per resource type for the current and previous month. This only reflects renewable owned by Eskom or that Eskom has contracts with. Embedded generation is not included.

www.eskom.co.za

 

[Priapus]

@TheChamp , do the authorities in our country ever do anything wrong?

Just wondering 'cos I don't think I've ever seen you take the side of the consumer / citizen.

No he is just an *******.

 

[Priapus]

I’ve had my house in backup mode as I am not there to monitor it properly - house sitter is enjoying no LS. Running on grid as much as possible and recharging using grid. So lots of “wasted” PV this month as I’m only back at the end of the month.

 

[DarkSt0rm]

Weeeeeeeeeee time to commune with the ancestors for 4 hours, then dinner, then more communing, then bed

 

[wingnut771]

Weeeeeeeeeee time to commune with the ancestors for 4 hours, then dinner, then more communing, then bed

Just had my 10am-12pm session. Power back on the dot. Alarms in the neighbourhood work well.

 

[Lupus]

Though it honestly seems that according to power alert we should be at max stage 4 but anyway

 

[wingnut771]

Though it honestly seems that according to power alert we should be at max stage 4 but anyway

Saving emergency reserves so they can look like heroes when they announce stage 4 on Monday.

 

[Lupus]

Saving emergency reserves so they can look like heroes when they announce stage 4 on Monday.

With emergency reserves it would be stage 2 so don't understand it

 

[wingnut771]

With emergency reserves it would be stage 2 so don't understand it

Are they including pumped storage?

 

[Brian_G]

With emergency reserves it would be stage 2 so don't understand it

They never give the whole story let alone an accurate one. Maybe just buying time to get through to next weekend as well.

 

[Lupus]

Are they including pumped storage?

Looks like they are

 

[wingnut771]

Looks like they are

The difference between max and available is 3118MW. How much is pumped storage and how much is OCGT?

 

[Lupus]

The difference between max and available is 3118MW. How much is pumped storage and how much is OCGT?

OCGT all with ipp would be 3.1, pumped storage is around 3 as well

 

[wingnut771]

OCGT all with ipp would be 3.1, pumped storage is around 3 as well

Where are they counting pumped storage then?

 

[Lupus]

Where are they counting pumped storage then?

No idea, remember we have no real picture on what the frak is going on

 

[Brian_G]

What looks worse - jumping back to a good week followed by a bad weekend, or gradually improving it a bit and wait until the weekend hits?
A game of politics now I recon