load-shedding
Planned power cuts
Load-shedding is the deliberate, scheduled interruption of electrical power to portions of a grid when demand exceeds supply.
Utilities rotate blackouts across different areas to prevent the entire system from collapsing: The city announced load-shedding schedules for the summer months.
The practice is common in countries with insufficient generating capacity, where it becomes a fact of daily life requiring households and businesses to plan around predictable outages.
Complete power loss
- rolling blackoutPlanned, sequential power interruptions
- power outageLoss of electrical supply
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
rotation · schedule · utility · demand · supply · megawatt · peak hours · transformer
Electrical network collapse
- aging infrastructureWorn public systems needing repair
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- underinvestmentInadequate allocation of resources
- coal shortageInsufficient supply of fossil fuel
power plant · transmission lines · distribution network · substations · hydroelectric · thermal · nuclear · renewable
Electricity-producing machine
- solarOf the star
- battery backupReserve electrical supply unit
- inverterChanges DC to AC
- UPSRaises or elevates
power bank · candles · prepaid meter · stage four · off-grid · alternative energy · stockpiling · ice
Preparing food with heat
- refrigeratorFood-cooling household appliance
- freezerSubzero storage compartment
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
- chargingRestoring electrical power
water heater · geyser · stove · microwave · television · router · alarm system · solar panel
Industrial product creation
- cold chainTemperature-controlled distribution system
- refrigerationHeat removal for preservation
- spoilageFood degradation process
- factoryIndustrial production facility
small business · commerce · industry · investment · cost · economic growth · unemployment · inflation
blackout
Complete power loss
- rolling blackoutPlanned, sequential power interruptions
- power outageLoss of electrical supply
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
electricity · rotation · schedule · utility · demand · supply · megawatt · peak hours · transformer · substation
grid failure
Electrical network collapse
- aging infrastructureWorn public systems needing repair
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- underinvestmentInadequate allocation of resources
coal shortage · power plant · transmission lines · distribution network · substations · hydroelectric · thermal · nuclear · renewable · diesel
generator
Electricity-producing machine
- solarOf the star
- battery backupReserve electrical supply unit
- inverterChanges DC to AC
UPS · power bank · candles · prepaid meter · stage four · off-grid · alternative energy · stockpiling · ice · cooler box
cooking
Preparing food with heat
- refrigeratorFood-cooling household appliance
- freezerSubzero storage compartment
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
charging · water heater · geyser · stove · microwave · television · router · alarm system · solar panel · battery
manufacturing
Industrial product creation
- cold chainTemperature-controlled distribution system
- refrigerationHeat removal for preservation
- spoilageFood degradation process
factory · small business · commerce · industry · investment · cost · economic growth · unemployment · inflation · mining
load-sheddingblackout
Complete power loss
grid failure · power outage · equipment failure · cascading failure · system crash
load, shed, loads, loaded, loading, loader, loaders, unload, unloaded