Eskom to pilot Load Management in Sandton and Midrand
Eskom will start alerting users with smart meters that they should use less electricity as part of its Residential Load Management Project.Eskom said in April it could recoup as much as 1 500MW through demand side management.doesn’t want to rely solely on building more capacity to address the energy crisis in South Africa. These are the words of the utility as it announces that South Africans will soon receive alerts on smart meters warning them to cut their energy usage.
This is part of the Residential Load Management Project which will be rolled out nationally following a pilot taking place in Midrand and Sandton. Through this project, the utility hopes to, “adjust and optimise the electricity consumption of customers to better balance the supply and demand of electricity on the grid.”by telling folks to switch off their geysers and switching off street lights.
“The primary goal of residential load management is to achieve a more efficient and reliable electricity grid by managing the demand for electricity, rather than relying solely on increasing supply,” Eskom said.
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