by Staff Writer, mybroadband.co.za,
19 July 2015
City Power has asked Johannesburg residents not to panic if their electricity is disconnected due to its “load limiting” initiative.
City Power has started rolling out its “load limiting” solution throughout Johannesburg, which allows the company to disconnect residents’ electricity supply if they do not reduce their consumption when asked to do so.
City Power asked residents “not to panic” if they experience recurrent disconnections due to load limiting, but rather reduce their consumption by turning off “non-essential” appliances.
“Load limiting is a technology that enables City Power to accurately identify and ascertain household consumption in real time in relation to the available generating capacity,” said the company.
The system works through smart meters installed by City Power, which aims to have 30,000 load limiting-capable meters in homes before the end of July.
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City Power has asked Johannesburg residents not to panic if their electricity is disconnected due to its “load limiting” initiative.
City Power has started rolling out its “load limiting” solution throughout Johannesburg, which allows the company to disconnect residents’ electricity supply if they do not reduce their consumption when asked to do so.
City Power asked residents “not to panic” if they experience recurrent disconnections due to load limiting, but rather reduce their consumption by turning off “non-essential” appliances.
“Load limiting is a technology that enables City Power to accurately identify and ascertain household consumption in real time in relation to the available generating capacity,” said the company.
The system works through smart meters installed by City Power, which aims to have 30,000 load limiting-capable meters in homes before the end of July.