Load shedding was implemented to save money. It also saves pollution. Load shedding is what electric utilities do when there is a huge demand for electricity that exceeds the generation available. The alternative is to have a brown-out where the voltage is reduced. It costs a lot to have generators standing by just in case there is a surge of demand, and the operators of those generators expect to be paid whether they run the generators or not. An alternative is if there is a large consumer of electricity (say, a factory) that could suddenly turn off all its electricity demand, they could agree to do that on request, and it has the same benefit as adding that amount of generation to the electric grid. In fact, it's better -- as there is less demand on the wires which are often saturated at the same time. That factory has losses from shutting down its equipment and idling its workers, but if the money it gets paid is enough, then it's worth it. This is a perfect example of load shedding. There are many other cases where lots of smaller consumers agree to reduce demand on hot summer days, such as by reducing air conditioning or lighting. Someone who aggregates all these smaller cases can have the same effect as one big generator and so get the same money, and the operators of the electric grid are happy as it effectively solves the peak demand problem. Pollution can be reduced by load-shedding as well. Often, the generators that you run as a last resort are the least efficient and most polluting. If you don't need to run those because you saved energy elsewhere for the few hours of highest power demand, we all win.
Load shedding kicks in when there is more load than there is generation. It's to protect the system from a brown out, or a blackout if load is really excessive.
what are the effects of load shedding
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Load shedding is resorted-to mainly because of the demand-supply gap during peak hours. The situation can be managed to an extent by the co operation of the consumers to flatten the load curve. Consumption which can be shifted from peak hours to other time-slots can ease the situation. Load shedding can affect a country's economy because it slows down industrialization and affects people's lifestyles. During the daytime it affects commercial and industrial operations and, when load-shedding operations are in the evening hours, also affects students' studies. Dr D Shina of S N College Kollam is making a study on 'the Impact of Load shedding in Large Scale industries'. The study is sponsored by the University Grants Commission of India.
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Load shedding can be a big disadvantage for businesses for many reasons. One such reason is that businesses may not have the individuals who are properly trained performing the tasks that they were positioned within the company to do. This can be a safety issues and create production problems.
what are the effects of load shedding
Load shedding generally takes place in South Africa. Even today, power cuts are taking place all over the nation. This process results in load shedding.
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The answer to this question depends entirely on the country, state, province or city where you live. Please ask this question again and be sure to give the place you are interested in. For example: When is load shedding scheduled to stop in Karachi? When is load shedding scheduled to stop in Bangladesh? When is load shedding scheduled to stop in Bangalore?
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Load shedding occurs as an effort by a government to conserve energy. Load shedding allows people in one part of a city to have electricity during some parts of the day and not during other parts of the day.
The answer to this question depends entirely on the country, state, province or city where you live. Please ask this question again and be sure to give the place you are interested in. For example: For how many hours does load shedding happen in Karachi? For how many hours does load shedding happen in Bangladesh? For how many hours does load shedding happen in Bangalore?
Load shedding in Maharashtra is an effort to ration out electricity so that consumers have similar access. Load shedding involves cutting off the electricity in certain parts of the area for a specific number of hours each day.
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