On Saturday the electricity went out for a few hours. Last night it went off again. Wonder if it is a technical problem in the area or is it loadshedding again. eish. according to what I saw my timetable was the worse. peak times during the week.. I hope they rotate the schedule so it goes off at different times and not the same time every time. The last time also we had the worse time between 18h00 and 22h00.. be fair eskom, city power.. rotate..

As far as I know Eskom said there will be no loadshedding..

 

Here are some tips on saving electricity during winter to lighten the load.

if every one of us do our bit, we can avoid the eishkom debacle of 2008.

to save electricity

• install a geyser blanket,
• turn down the thermostat to 60 degrees C,
• insulate at least the first 1,5m of hot water outlet pipes and 1 meter of the cold water pipes,
• use less hot water,
• water heating accounts for 30% – 50% of the electricity consumed by an average household. One option for a household is to install a solar water heater which can reduce that number by at least 70%, depending on the system selected

• use compact fluorescent lights lamps (CFL) instead of ordinary bulbs,
• switch lights off,
• use low-energy lamps for exterior lighting and
• do not install multiple lights on a single switch

• use a pressure cooker when preparing foods that take a long time to cook,
• buy a stove with a convection oven,
• keep oven doors closed until food is cooked,
• bring foods to the boil on ”high” setting but turn down to simmer until cooked,
• clean stove plate reflectors and
• make sure that pots and pans completely cover the stove plates

• infrared heaters electricity are more efficient,
• An oil filled heater is the safest type of heater,
• use electric blankets, but turn them off when in bed

• Don’t fill the kettle
• boil enough according to your need.
• Remove chargers from plugs if not charging

 

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Related loadshedding sites

• City of Cape Town
• City of Tshwane
• City Power Johannesburg
• Eskom Loadshedding Schedules
• eThekwini Online
• Power Alert
• Ekurhuleni – Benoni, Alberton, Germiston, Springs, Tembisa

 

I am not sure if below is correct but this is the best I could find.

source: ecoh20

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