September 12, 20232 yr https://www.researchgate.net/publication/373523194_The_impact_of_the_increasing_residential_battery_backup_systems_on_load_shedding A question is: Should the recharge rate using grid power be limited?
September 12, 20232 yr Author https://htxt.co.za/2023/09/11/eskom-sending-homeowners-texts-not-to-use-their-inverters/#:~:text=In recent days%2C some South,which do not%2C remains unclear.
September 13, 20232 yr and the losses associated with inverter and batteries without solar is adding on to the grid load. so we are exactly where we where before loadshedding, in fact a little worse. some might have added panels and this reduced the loads. but the ones not having any panels, but added inverters and batteries have consumed that saving. Did eskom not see this coming? they want people to install solar to reduce demand, but scared they loose revenue. hence them pushing for the fixed connection fee. more and more paying customers are switching to solar, and reducing consumption. so revenue is reducing. but the demand does not reflect this. as their "base load" (read non paying legal and illegal connections) is not changing. Eskom is to look into their non paying consumers.
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