Rolling Blackouts: Thursday 23 April 2015 [Stage 2: 6-10pm]

[MickeyD]

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CURRENT: none

PREDICTED: Stage 1 from 5pm.

 

[Hamster]

Oh das pretty cool ^

 

[labratza]

where do you get thtat?

 

[Bighit]

where do you get thtat?

Power Alert

 

[MickeyD]

where do you get thtat?

http://www.poweralert.co.za/poweralert5/index.php?location=online

 

[Bryn]

Ster Kinekor better have a backup generator in case there's a power cut during Age of Ultron tonight.

 

[Luke7777]

Again I'm stuck with Tshwane's non-rotational $%^&* schedule Being in the 18:00-20:30 slot sucks big time

 

[BCR]

PREDICTED: Stage 1 from 5pm.

I presume that if your Stage 1 is scheduled from 4 - 6 pm, but they only switch off power at 5pm, they leave you alone ?

 

[ellyally]

I presume that if your Stage 1 is scheduled from 4 - 6 pm, but they only switch off power at 5pm, they leave you alone ?

No, you'll go off from 5 to 6

 

[MickeyD]

I presume that if your Stage 1 is scheduled from 4 - 6 pm, but they only switch off power at 5pm, they leave you alone ?

No, you'll go off from 5 to 6

The slot is normally from 16h00 to 18h30 and you will be blacked out from 17h00 to 18h30.

 

[Orihalcon]

I presume that if your Stage 1 is scheduled from 4 - 6 pm, but they only switch off power at 5pm, they leave you alone ?

Power will go off at 5 and come back online at 6. This was the case yesterday when I was in the 4-6 slot.

 

[MickeyD]

Power will go off at 5 and come back online at 6. This was the case yesterday when I was in the 4-6 slot.

BCR is in PE, our slots are 2,5 hours each.

 

[TheGrove]

I presume that if your Stage 1 is scheduled from 4 - 6 pm, but they only switch off power at 5pm, they leave you alone ?

No, chap at work was from 4-6pm and got cut off at 5pm, so they may still shed you.

 

[MickZA]

BCR is in PE, our slots are 2,5 hours each.

We were back up promptly at 18:00 last night (group 5), I think that extra 0.5hr is CYA for when problems occur in restoring power on the hour.

 

[heartbroken]

The municipalities are getting brutally efficient with turning power off - we now go off within 5 minutes of our scheduled slot.

 

[MickeyD]

We were back up promptly at 18:00 last night (group 5), I think that extra 0.5hr is CYA for when problems occur in restoring power on the hour.

Yep, it's the time for the techie to rush to a sub-station in case something goes wrong and they have to manually flick the switch.

 

[stefan9]

BCR is in PE, our slots are 2,5 hours each.

Here in pta its scheduled for 2.5 but its usually turned on before then.

Again I'm stuck with Tshwane's non-rotational $%^&* schedule Being in the 18:00-20:30 slot sucks big time

That's unfortunate. I am quite happy being in the 10:00-12:30 slot. Only time it becomes a problem is when stage 3 hits and I get the second slot at 18:00 - 20:30 as well.

 

[Alton Turner Blackwood]

Here in pta its scheduled for 2.5 but its usually turned on before then.

The last half an hour overlaps with the next slot being shed.

During that period all the areas affected at the same time as yours are being turned on one by one, hence you'll find your power being restored at 5 past on one day and 25 past on the next.

 

[MickeyD]

Stage 1 from 5-10pm

 

[Hummercellc]

CURRENT: none

PREDICTED: Stage 1 from 5pm.

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We might go to Stage 2 from 4pm today.... Just a rumor I heard....
But Stage 1 at 5pm seems right following this weeks pattern...