Charging up your inverters during peak times could spike up demand by 1 400MW, or at least one stage of load shedding, according to Eskom's estimates.
The power utility at its State of the System briefing last week shared ways households could do their bit to reduce load shedding. These include using electricity efficiently and also delaying the charging of inverter systems. "Our estimate is that we currently see an added demand of up to 1 400MW," Eskom said in response to questions about the recommendation.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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