Customers should not wash [clothes] for three hours [news from Germany]

By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-21 21:51:33 | Updated at 2025-01-24 06:58:58 2 days ago

Customers should not wash [clothes] for three hours [news from Germany]
bild.de [English translation] ^ | January 3, 2025

Posted on 01/21/2025 1:25:15 PM PST by grundle

Electricity shortage in the southwest! In order to reduce costs and CO2 emissions, people in Baden-Württemberg should use as little electricity as possible on Friday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The transport capacity of the power lines from the north of Germany to the southwest was overused, the transmission system operator TransnetBW in Stuttgart informed via the app “StromGedacht”.

In order to stabilize the grid, large amounts of electricity from conventional power plants and from abroad are needed, it continues. In 2024, Germany will import more electricity from its European neighbors than ever before!

"With your help, the high costs of these measures for the general public can be reduced and CO2 emissions saved," the statement continues. There is no need to fear power outages. "However, TransnetBW must do more than usual to keep the network stable."

Household appliances that use a lot of electricity should not be used during these periods if possible. These include washing machines, dishwashers, stoves, ovens, dryers, electric heaters and vacuum cleaners.

Between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., electric vehicles or batteries (from laptops, etc.) should not be charged if this can be avoided. Instead, such devices should be powered by the battery in order to reduce the load on the power grid.

App is supposed to help save electricity

The StromgGedacht app is intended to encourage people to shift planned electricity consumption to phases in which enough electricity is available and no compensatory measures (so-called redispatch) are necessary.

According to previous information, private households account for around a quarter of electricity consumption. Private individuals could therefore make an important contribution to relieving the burden on the power grid by saving electricity or postponing consumption.

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Germany recently shut down all of its nuclear power plants.

Now they're telling people not to use washing machines, dishwashers, stoves, ovens, dryers, electric heaters or vacuum cleaners between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.

1 posted on 01/21/2025 1:25:15 PM PST by grundle

To: grundle

Yeah, gotta save the power for those ev BMWs.

2 posted on 01/21/2025 1:26:54 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within ? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)

To: grundle

Ain’t green-energy policies grand??

3 posted on 01/21/2025 1:27:41 PM PST by irishjuggler (q)

To: grundle

That would really get me agitated.

4 posted on 01/21/2025 1:28:07 PM PST by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)

To: grundle

Morons. Absolutely moronic earth-worshipping deviants.

5 posted on 01/21/2025 1:28:43 PM PST by vpintheak (Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug. )

To: grundle

That joke: “What did socialists use to light their homes before candles? Electricity.” cracks me up every time.

6 posted on 01/21/2025 1:29:48 PM PST by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.")

To: chajin

7 posted on 01/21/2025 1:31:06 PM PST by sit-rep

To: grundle

Wonder if further south in Davos they’re having to conserve electricity.

They are the ones who will sacrifice to save the planet, right? Right? Oh.

8 posted on 01/21/2025 1:31:09 PM PST by packagingguy

To: grundle; Red Badger; Rennes Templar; The Spirit Of Allegiance

Who spends three hours washing clothes?

This is just more spin..

9 posted on 01/21/2025 1:31:32 PM PST by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". 🔴 Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS ♂️, aka every man)

To: grundle

” and CO2 emissions saved”

Never miss a chance for propaganda.

10 posted on 01/21/2025 1:31:35 PM PST by dljordan (What would Michael Collins do?)

To: grundle

Germany is a third world country and should be removed from NATO and we should re-evaluate all. treaties with them. Germany is incapable of living up to any first world requirmemnts expected between allies.

11 posted on 01/21/2025 1:31:38 PM PST by Skwor

To: grundle

“In order to reduce costs and CO2 emissions...”

I’m not German, but I think the CO2 crap is starting to get on the nerves of the Germans - it’s go to be SICKENING to be told that blackouts are needed to ‘save the planet’, particularly to those Germans who understand that China is adding at least one COAL PLANT every week.

12 posted on 01/21/2025 1:32:32 PM PST by BobL

To: grundle

“In order to reduce costs and CO2 emissions, people in Baden-Württemberg should “ ... stop breathing.

It’s the only way to be sure.

13 posted on 01/21/2025 1:34:11 PM PST by Paladin2

To: grundle

Imagine considering a vacuum cleaner or charging a laptop, some sort of high demand, electricity usage? Occasionally, in the summer months in New England, will be asked to avoid certain tasks that are legitimately could result in high demand for electricity during the summer such as doing laundry because they assume that it will likely be using electric clothes dryer, but never saying, please don’t charge your laptop

14 posted on 01/21/2025 1:34:42 PM PST by matt04 ( )

To: grundle

Solar power isn’t working from 8 to 11 am today? Maybe the sun will come out at night.

15 posted on 01/21/2025 1:34:47 PM PST by Redmen4ever

To: grundle

Green. The color of stupid. And cold.

To: Ezekiel

I see what you did there.

17 posted on 01/21/2025 1:42:35 PM PST by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children)

To: chajin

I know what you mean. Those poor Germans are really being put through the wringer.

18 posted on 01/21/2025 1:47:41 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (They were the FA-est of times, they were the FO-est of times.)

To: grundle

Relying on russian energy isn’t working out so good either...

19 posted on 01/21/2025 1:50:30 PM PST by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)

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