GEORGE NEWS -The George Municipality switches off geysers according to the Eskom tariff structure peak times.
September to May (Low demand season)
- Monday to Friday: 08:00 to 10:00 and 18:00 to 20:00
- Saturday: 10:00 to12:00 and 18:00 to 20:00
- Sunday: No switch-off
June to August (High demand season)
- Monday to Friday: 07:00 to 09:00 and 17:00 to 19:00
- Saturday: 10:00 to 12:00 and 06:00 to 20:00
- Sunday: No switch-off
As per government legislation all municipalities have been required to install geyser control systems to help flatten the peaks on the national load curve and this has been in place nationwide for about a decade. The geyser control system is intentionally set to switch geysers off during peak times as without it there would be more load-shedding.
While most municipalities switch geysers off for three hours during the entire morning peak time, George switches off for two hours – an hour each in the morning and evening peak times.
Due to the current load-shedding and the excessive load that is encountered during certain times after the power returns, the automatic geyser system takes control and keeps the geysers off until the load reaches satisfactory levels. This normally takes about 30 to 45 minutes.
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