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$aving

A couple of weeks ago, Eskom warned us that we were once teetering on the edge of load-shedding (aka “rolling blackouts”) and that we must try to save as much electricity as possible to prevent this. People see this as counter-intuitive coming from the people who generate our electricity and therefore make more money when [...]

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City releases 2012 Load Shedding Schedules

…and inevitably causes widespread panic and discontent. As is their wont, in fact, since Eskom is currently struggling with huge demand and very limited supply. This is probably down mainly to the ridiculous heatwave that has crossed the country and the increased use of air-conditioning – especially in office buildings and the like – as [...]

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Tell someone who cares…

Incoming from [redacted], quetioning “Real?”. No. Not really real. But really old. Subject: ESKOM INCREASE – URGENT PETITION before 19th July ESKOM TARIFF INCREASE: Apparently it will be 45% increase each year for 3 years, totalling 135% over 3 years.  It has already been increased by about 100%. I don’t know about you but I certainly [...]

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No boom boom

After the recent events in Japan – most notably the er… “issues” at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility following the earthquake – the public in Cape Town and surrounds has been warned not to panic if they see steam apparently leaking from the Koeberg Power Station just up the road from the city. The public are [...]

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South Africa’s Electricity Crisis – Update

My South Africa’s Electricity Crisis post has turned out to be one of the more popular ones on this site, so with there being significant developments in the ongoing saga, I thought I’d update you, the 6000 miles… reading public, with the latest news. As from Monday, we now have pre-emptive load shedding. Which means [...]

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