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> ...the implication was that load shedding would in fact, be several stages above stage 4.

For the uninitiated, "load shedding" is a euphemism for "rolling blackouts". According to the wiki, Stage 4 load shedding leaves 25% of grid users without power. Assuming "several stages above stage 4" means Stage 7, that would mean that, at any given point, ~45% of grid users would be without power. [0]

Yikes.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_energy_crisis#Lo...

parent marcusverus 4 years ago

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