And they're back to their "until further notice" bullshit again.
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wingnut771
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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
Burn all the diesel!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.
wingnut771
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on a sunday
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I think it's just a better term for what they used to refer to as "Virtual Power Station". So basically cutting off aluminium smelters etc.
The VPS is still there tho... So it's a new thing
In other news, here we gooo. This is gonna end up costing more than the nuclear deal that was killed
SA approaches Karpowership about rapid deployment of ship-mounted generators | Business
SA made fresh inquiries about securing electricity supply from Turkey’s Karpowership as it battles its worst ever power outages, according to people familiar with the situation.
www.news24.com
That’s a big jump in demand.
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Nope it's also been there for a long time, it's just not used as often when there is actual load shedding.The VPS is still there tho... So it's a new thing
In other news, here we gooo. This is gonna end up costing more than the nuclear deal that was killed
SA approaches Karpowership about rapid deployment of ship-mounted generators | Business
SA made fresh inquiries about securing electricity supply from Turkey’s Karpowership as it battles its worst ever power outages, according to people familiar with the situation.
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Heat has been intense
Vox Populi Vox Dei
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Now it's pouring with rain in the Cape lol - after a stinker of a day yesterday
wingnut771
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That’s the difference between sat sun and mon. Perfectly normal.
wingnut771
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Yeah, you only see it when eskom are scrambling. Just wait until the diesel runs out then we will see stage 6 levels again imho.
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Going to be interesting if certain groups (solidarity etc) pool their resources and build a successful power station, which will perform brilliantly out of the box unlike Medupi and Kusile.
wingnut771
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They would need to own the mine also.
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ROFLOL
This will not be a bitter pill for the ANC to swallow, since they'll use BEE excuses and laws just to enrich themselves while us plebs pay...
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Its just the solar users starting to charge their batteries and using the grid in evening peak, Slap them with a R2k a month levy.
Um, as someone pointed out, that's weekend Vs weekday usage.
wingnut771
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Is the pumped storage broken or something?
Looks like stage 6 loading when the diesel runs out:
www.eskom.co.za
Looks like stage 6 loading when the diesel runs out:
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
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