poweralert stage 2.....

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Stormborn Floofypants said:
this stage 6 has significantly messed up my work schedule. I've had to work most of the weekend to keep up with specs, including random night time hours of going to bed and waking up at 2am to continue because 4 hours is not enough time to make a significant dent. I've just finished working now and 10pm is another f*ing 2 hour slot.

Tomorrow again, just to keep up with the demand need to work night, but because of night time loadshedding times, I still have to go until early hours of the morning. (It's my choice but need to make some money, something ANC doesn't seem to grasp for the SA working people)

Holy muther and knowing this is being done intentionally makes me want to burn the ppl responsible godamn houses with their solar panels down. Raaaaage.
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Ever thought of getting a backup?
 
Lupus said:
Ever thought of getting a backup?
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hahaha, why yes indeed I did.
I spent 13k on a inverter/lithium battery set up which works well for my laptop and doing basic work functions, so I have that side covered. The spec work needs my desktop pc which has 2 monitor set up and it only lasts just over a hour and half. I could in theory do specs on laptop, but its painfully slow and awkard, I could also print plans but I have a digital system in place for notes/updates.

no money to invest in any thing better :(

this stage 6 was just the sh*itiest perfect storm of bad timing when at most busiest
 
Stormborn Floofypants said:
this stage 6 has significantly messed up my work schedule. I've had to work most of the weekend to keep up with specs, including random night time hours of going to bed and waking up at 2am to continue because 4 hours is not enough time to make a significant dent. I've just finished working now and 10pm is another f*ing 2 hour slot.

Tomorrow again, just to keep up with the demand need to work night, but because of night time loadshedding times, I still have to go until early hours of the morning. (It's my choice but need to make some money, something ANC doesn't seem to grasp for the SA working people)

Holy muther and knowing this is being done intentionally makes me want to burn the ppl responsible godamn houses with their solar panels down. Raaaaage.
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If you are working remotely your only choice is basically to get a backup.
wingnut771 said:
using OCGT to pump back water during the day on sat.

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Yoh things haven't been that bad in ages, in fact has it ever dropped that low? I don't remember coal being so low the bar doesn't even feature anymore, thats what, like lower than 12GW?
 
I'm Eskom Direct in Cape Town and my electricity just came back on after 2 instead of 4 hours.
 
DarkSt0rm said:
If you are working remotely your only choice is basically to get a backup.

Yoh things haven't been that bad in ages, in fact has it ever dropped that low? I don't remember coal being so low the bar doesn't even feature anymore, thats what, like lower than 12GW?
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Apparently the whole of medupi is offline. Its like when units 1-3 at kusile died last year when the chimney got blocked and they had to build a temporary POS which took a year and bypasses all the clean air laws.

I predict that this will be the new normal for kusile in other words, they will never get the sulphur flue thingy going again. Medupi has hope as they don't have the expensive flue thingy and all they have to fix is a conveyor belt.
 
wingnut771 said:
Apparently the whole of medupi is offline. Its like when units 1-3 at kusile died last year when the chimney got blocked and they had to build a temporary POS which took a year and bypasses all the clean air laws.
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Even then I don't think coal was so low it didn't feature lol
 
wingnut771 said:
Apparently the whole of medupi is offline. Its like when units 1-3 at kusile died last year when the chimney got blocked and they had to build a temporary POS which took a year and bypasses all the clean air laws.

I predict that this will be the new normal for kusile in other words, they will never get the sulphur flue thingy going again. Medupi has hope as they don't have the expensive flue thingy and all they have to fix is a conveyor belt.
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Kusile is in an ANC stronghold. They voted for that delicious lung cancer.
 
Still why stage 3 during the day and stage 4 at night?
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