Posted on 01/21/2025 1:25:15 PM PST by grundle
Electricity shortage in the southwest! In order to reduce costs and CO2 emissions, people in Baden-Württemberg should use as little electricity as possible on Friday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
The transport capacity of the power lines from the north of Germany to the southwest was overused, the transmission system operator TransnetBW in Stuttgart informed via the app “StromGedacht”.
In order to stabilize the grid, large amounts of electricity from conventional power plants and from abroad are needed, it continues. In 2024, Germany will import more electricity from its European neighbors than ever before!
"With your help, the high costs of these measures for the general public can be reduced and CO2 emissions saved," the statement continues. There is no need to fear power outages. "However, TransnetBW must do more than usual to keep the network stable."
Household appliances that use a lot of electricity should not be used during these periods if possible. These include washing machines, dishwashers, stoves, ovens, dryers, electric heaters and vacuum cleaners.
Between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., electric vehicles or batteries (from laptops, etc.) should not be charged if this can be avoided. Instead, such devices should be powered by the battery in order to reduce the load on the power grid.
App is supposed to help save electricity
The StromgGedacht app is intended to encourage people to shift planned electricity consumption to phases in which enough electricity is available and no compensatory measures (so-called redispatch) are necessary.
According to previous information, private households account for around a quarter of electricity consumption. Private individuals could therefore make an important contribution to relieving the burden on the power grid by saving electricity or postponing consumption.
I can’t wait for that one guy to come tell us how wrong this is and Germany is overflowing with energy. I’d look him up but I’m watching the snow, in Florida.
Shhhhhhhhh!
and hung out to dry.
I worked in one of those “smart’ buildings. They’d turn the heat way down at night. If you came in early, you would shiver because the heat didn’t come up until eight. even then it was cold so all the women got little space heaters. So much for saving energy.
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