Grid congestion What is it and what do we do about it?
We are reading more and more about problems with the power supply. New cables and pipes need to be laid, perhaps also in your street. Tennet is organising consultation meetings about new high-voltage routes and larger power stations are being built in more places. All of this is necessary to reduce or prevent grid congestion. What is grid congestion, what do we do about it and what does it mean for our own household? This article is about that.
Grid congestion
Grid congestion is the name for everything that causes our power grid to become overloaded and causes a kind of traffic jam. The power grid gets jammed because many households supply or need power at the same time. Our power grid has not changed for decades and was not designed for the way we use it now. That is why energy companies are trying to expand or strengthen the energy grid at high speed. This expansion requires extra cables and pipes, power stations and high-voltage power lines.
Limiting peaks
To ensure proper use of the power grid, we also have influence ourselves. With a little extra effort, every household can contribute to reducing this overload by reducing peaks. If we all use power at the same time, our power grid will become overloaded and can cause disruptions. For example, between 4:00 PM and 9:00 PM there is too much demand for power. So choose a different time to turn on devices that use a lot of power, such as a washing machine or dishwasher. And charge your car or e-bike at a different time.
Make sustainable
To ensure sustainable reduction of the pressure on the electricity grid, we can ensure that we need less energy by making our lifestyle or our home more sustainable. Good insulation, purchasing solar panels or dimming them, or taking shorter showers. Things that
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