poweralert....

[Lupus]

What is causing the demand peaks so consistently at 6am and 6pm

It's the peak times everywhere in the world, breakfast and supper

 

[Lupus]

I dont know about everyone else but these days as soon as the power is on i make sure phones and batteries are all charged up... Because you never know next time it goes off... If it will come back on again...

And now you see why demand is higher the higher the stages

 

[Lupus]

So those that say households only use 7% of power generated are telling fibs

It's 19% not sure where 7 popped up

 

[Brian_G]

Maybe we need to turn off all the Checkers and just keep P'nP going


/hides

 

[zoozi]

You know it also rains in Mpumalanga?
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Vox Weather? Starting to make sense why their support was kak.

 

[wingnut771]

We've been without power for 22 hours now. Members from the one informal settlement decided to block access to the substation because they want the settlement to be switched on before the actual town. When power to the town is switched on after load-shedding, it trips because of "overloading", so the municipal electricians need to manually switch on sections one by one.

This is the settlement where only 7% of its residents pay for electricity. The SAPS hasn't done a f**king thing and apparently, our useless mayor was supposed to be here with the council to try and find a way to settle the matter. We're still waiting for her or anyone else to do something. The CPF can't do anything and the SAPS won't do anything. Loadshedding starts at 16:00.

I hate this f**cking place

Sounds like a bit of vigilante justice is in order.

 

[wingnut771]

What is causing the demand peaks so consistently at 6am and 6pm

Life.

 

[wingnut771]

So those that say households only use 7% of power generated are telling fibs

How much % would you say 2000MW is?

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

How much % would you say 2000MW is?

100% of 2000MW

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

How much % would you say 2000MW is?

You are the one that gave the 7% figure

 

[wingnut771]

100% of 2000MW

Clearly you didn't understand the question.

 

[wingnut771]

You are the one that gave the 7% figure

Okay, and?

 

[AlphaJohn]

Sadly we only have one nuclear plant and it's only running at 50% right now, also the world got scared and decided to not go more nuclear.

More like the US was afraid people gonna build bombs with the spent fuel so started spreading FUD.

Sadly, The fear campaign worked better than they planned.

Policy On Reprocessing | Nuclear Reaction | FRONTLINE | PBS

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

Okay, and?

It is too low a percentage to have such an impact on the fluctuation of demand on the grid

 

[wingnut771]

It is too low a percentage to have such an impact on the fluctuation of demand on the grid

There is a 2000MW difference between 5pm and 6pm. 2000 / 31000MW = 6.45%

 

[Brian_G]

There is a 2000MW difference between 5pm and 6pm. 2000 / 31000MW = 6.45%

Aah, so it's 7% more at peak

 

[dualmeister]

Sitting in a dark office. Good thing I have a backlit keyboard

 

[Lukitz]

Sitting in a dark office. Good thing I have a backlit keyboard

I turn that off to conserve battery power on my laptop. Jeepers what a sad state of affairs.

 

[wingnut771]

I turn that off to conserve battery power on my laptop. Jeepers what a sad state of affairs.

and dim the display.

 

[Grieta Thanburg]

Sitting in a dark office. Good thing I have a backlit keyboard

No generator at work?