Ukrenergo warned of a possible shortage in the power system due to rapid consumption growth

Ukrenergo warned of a possible shortage in the power system due to rapid consumption growth

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 5 2023, 05:05 PM • 42226 views

In Ukraine, the schedule of electricity consumption during peak hours has significantly increased. The analysis of the last four days by Ukrenergo shows that Ukrainians use electricity most of all between 9:00 and 11:00, and from 16:00 to 19:00. Citizens are urged to be more economical during these hours.

The electricity consumption schedule has significantly increased during peak hours. The analysis of the last four days shows that Ukrainians use the most electricity in the period from 9:00 to 11:00, as well as from 16:00 to 19:00. Citizens are urged to be more economical during these hours. About this from. with reference to the words of Ukrenergo specialists, UNN writes.

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Schedule Ukrenergo illustrated the power supply schedule in the form of a graph with eared cats, where each ear represents the peak hours of consumption.

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The picture shows a graph of electricity consumption for the the last four days. We just added eyes, nose and mustache. And the cats' ears are peak hours of electricity consumption, when the power system is most affected from overload. The left ear represents the morning peak consumption from 9.00 to 11.00, the right one is the evening peak from 16.00 to 18.00. Today's graph (CONSUMPTION) is the highest for the last four days, so we urge you NOT to overconsume THE SCHEDULE, USE ELECTRICITY SPARINGLY. 

- Ukrenergo calls for.

In addition to the call to save electricity,  the company gave practical advice on how to do this to do this while at work or at home:

- Take care not to turn on several powerful appliances at the same time. powerful electrical appliances at the same time. (For example, air conditioner + kettle or coffee machine + microwave + computer).

- Turn off the lights in rooms that are not in use (warehouses, basements, etc.). rooms that are not in use (warehouses, utility rooms, toilets, showers, etc.).

- Reduce the lighting intensity of the room when you are not when you are not receiving visitors.

- Use desk lamps or other localized lighting in the workplace. localized light in the workplace instead of brightly lighting the entire the entire room.

- If possible, turn off signage lighting during the daytime (especially during peak hours). during the daytime (especially during peak hours).

- Unplug all chargers from the wall outlets if they are not charging your not charging your laptop, phone, or other device at the time.

Watch for the CONSUMPTION cat in the following posts and, please do not overfeed the schedule!

- ask the power engineers.