Eskom is piloting “load-limiting” one some houses with smart meters installed. If it detects excessive usage, homes will be remotely cut off until they reduce their power draw.
Residents of Fourways in Johannesburg will be the first to trial Eskom’s “load-limiting” measures during stage 1 to stage 4 load-shedding.
“The pilot will focus on select customers with smart meters. Load limiting through smart meters is part of the demand side management initiatives to manage and optimise electricity consumption to better balance the supply and demand of electricity on the grid, during stages 1 to 4 of load-shedding.”
“An hour before the start of load-shedding, the system will prompt customers to reduce their consumption to 10 Amps by sending a message to their customer interface unit and cellphone,” it said.
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