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cohesiveenergysolutionz · 1 year

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Chapter One

A TZzzzzttt of Class

Eskom remains South Africa's sole electricity provider; which under the Competition Act of 20... is unlawful. However, no competitors have ever challenged the status quo. Until now.

So, how Eskom-provided electricity works is as follows:

♧ There is a large nuclear or other power station or power plant, within a large city's inner sanctum. This power station sometimes services multiple cities and towns, even a whole province.

♧ From this central power station, power is transported via thick, copper cable lines all the way to a town's sub-station (which is often unmanned and is not the power plants of the cities).

♧ Another sub-station can be found in a central location within residential areas or 'the suburbs'.

♧ The last sub-station between the power plant and the home or business in which it is made use of, is the street power box; which is usually found on a corner and has no fenced off boundaries. From this box, the electricity is sent to the home or business' electricity power box. This, in the circuitry of Eskom-provided electricity, would be a switch or circuit-breaker; albeit, only when it is switched off. However, because these parts of the circuit, up to the power station have no switches, unlimited power can be siphoned off the grid.

Single Phase Power - This is electricity meant for home use. Eskom supplies home consumers with single phase electricity. Small firms (with 5 office employees in total) and even massive skyscraper-housed firms (with 2300 office employees) would both be using single phase power. This means that the surge of power in wattage is limited and can also be identified by a certain thickness of copper cabling needed to carry or conduct or "move" a constant stream of electricity.

Three Phase Power - This is the kind of electricity consumer you would be, if you had a wood workshop, for example, in which you used multiple power tools as well as the usual office and kitchen equipment. Often, when one wants to open a business; either at home or at a bought or leased premises, one would have to enquire whether the zoning of that erf is residential or three phase. If residential, one would have to first put an ad in the local newspaper announcing your intention to make an application to change the zoning. You would have to host a meeting at a venue at which any stakeholders could come and voice their agreement or concerns with your proposed application. Unfortunately, if you have even just one person in disagreement, you will not be permitted to continue the application; which is lodged at your nearest Civic Centre.

The reason for this; perhaps not obvious at the time; is that three phase power costs about 6 times more per unit than residential or one phase electricity; and even if the rest of your street does not need three phase power, they end up paying for it. This is because the power box on your corner, that services the whole street needs to be upgraded to three phase. Probably, for that reason, you have to hand deliver notices of your intention to lodge an application; as well as a notice and details of your meeting, regarding the proposed re-zoning of that street; at every house number in that street.

Once the zoning is three phase, it is difficult to get it re-zoned back to residential; if not impossible; probably due to the infrastructure and street box upgrade because three phase power requires thicker copper cables; all the way to your power box. And all the way back to Eskom or your local Power Plant.

The benefit to installing three phase power is that electricity doesn't trip and heavy machinery and devices can be used; with abandon; and without a weak electrical power source that is not equipped to handle such a high rate of power consumerage.

Quite often, people living in the suburbs, never check the municipal zoning of their street and as a result, end up buying/renting a house that is zoned under a three phase electricity supply or semi-industrial zoning. This can significantly lower your home, the street and the suburb's real estate value. Non-consumers of three phase have been known to be crippled, financially, by the rate charged for the unnecessary cost of an oversupply of Eskom's three phase electricity.

Other types of businesses that make use of three phase power are:

◇ Laundrettes

◇ Specialist medical facilities

◇ Metal Workshops

◇ Small Factories

◇ Food Processing outfits that need freezing and refrigeration

◇ Auto repair shops

◇ Scrapyards

◇ Lodges and spas

◇ Showrooms

Wherever a lot of copper wiring is found in a machine, device or tool, it's a good indication that the devicemakes use of large quantities of electricity. The less copper, the cheaper it is to run; electricity-wise.

Any item, which has a heating element or a cooling fan, is also, more likely than not, consuming a lot of electricity. Any items that vibrate, rotate, oscillate or provide a force of motion (like electric scooters) or hairdryers also consume a substantial amount of power as opposed to manual or semi-manual (for example, with batteries) devices.

Tumble-dryers, heaters, electric blankets, hair irons, ovens and lawnmowers as well as air-conditioners are all high energy consuming appliances that DO trip residential zone power boxes; when used with too many plug points in use, simultaneously. Electric gates, water pumps used for water features, Jacuzzis and swimming pools are also high consumers of electricity.

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arcmaxarchitectusa · 9 months

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