S&L Greetings to you all. I trust that those of you based in South Africa are managing through the turbulence of load shedding as we look to closing off what we hope has been a productive year for you. Regular power-cuts are the result of an imbalance in the demand and supply of electricity, so I would like to take this opportunity to encourage our readers to enjoy using electricity in moderation so that there is more power to go around. I imagine that we would want to share the available capacity, as opposed to sharing the lack of it thereof. The use of lights and household appliances contribute notably to residential electricity consumption across all income groups. SANEDI in partnership with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy and the University of Cape Town recently published enlightening data in our latest research report: “Residential Electricity Consumption in South Africa. Electricity consumption data is crucial for end users to identify economic and energy savings potential areas.
The Residential Energy Consumption project is focused around the collection of residential energy consumption data. This data is based upon the types of electrical appliances and their end-use by individuals within the different Living Standard Measure (LSM) across South Africa. The appliance end-use data utilised within the Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning (LEAP) model for analysis, enabling policy makers with a better understanding and visibility of residential energy side. Furthermore, this project supports aspects of the review of the National Energy Efficiency Strategy (NEES) targets, together with the National Standards & Labelling Programme (S&L) impact assessment.