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Experts have warned that the increased use of battery back-up systems and inverters without installing solar power is massively contributing to the risk of a total blackout. Research has indicated that this back-up system compromised the grid because when load shedding ends the batteries are quickly recharged, putting extra burden on Eskom in an unpredictable manner. According to Thinus Booysen, University of Stellenbosch engineering professor and research chair in the Internet of Things, battery back-up systems and inverter systems are actually fighting against load shedding by taking away Eskom’s ability to apply load shedding. “When you have load shedding your…
