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No load shedding planned for today

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Yesterday’s load shedding caught many people unawares – lulled as we have been after 10 load shedding free days. (As the cynic in me is wont to observe – there is a lot of money for the gravy train when it comes to nuclear so the peasants need to be reminded every now and then that nuclear will save their sorry asses and pay for more bling!).

Eskom’s Twitter account says that the outlook for today is low in the morning and medium in the evening. I await the day when Eskom employs a scantily clad weather girl / boy / insert PC gender here to make these announcements less painful.

It would appear that Eskom is employing another version of English though, as they say in their official release:

There is currently no load shedding taking place as the power utility Eskom has adequate generating capacity to meet the demand in electricity.

However, the power system is expected to be constrained during the evening peak period between 5pm and 9pm, mainly as a result of increased electricity demand.

“As we are currently experiencing cold weather conditions across the country, we urge electricity users to consider energy efficient ways of keeping warm,” the unity said on Monday.

In winter the electricity demand peaks in the morning and evening as more electricity is used during these times, Eskom said.

“We appeal to all our customers to continue to reduce their electricity usage throughout the day but to be aware of the need to save more during the peak periods from 6am to 10am and 5pm to 9pm.”

Eskom called on commercial customers, particularly shopping centres and office blocks to also switch off non-essential lights and not leaving office equipment such as photocopiers and computers in standby mode after hours. – SAnews.gov.za

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