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02/18/2013
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Pedro Peduzzi
Brazil Agency Reporter
Brasilia - With completion scheduled for midnight next Saturday (16), daylight saving time saved 2477 megawatts (MW) in peak period (between 18h and 21h) in the states in which it was implemented. That equates to 4.5% of the maximum demand in the three subsystems where the time change prevailed. The balance sheet was released today (15) by the National System Operator (ONS).
In a statement, the director-general of the ONS reported that the 2477 MW saved, 1,858 MW were in Subsystem Southeast / Midwest; 610 MW in South Subsystem, and 9 MW in North Subsystem (where only the state of Tocantins took the time summer).
The reduction achieved in the first subsystem equals approximately 55% of the load consumed during peak hours in the city of Rio de Janeiro, home to 6.4 million people, or twice the load at peak times of Brasilia, which has 2 6 million residents.
The economy recorded in South Subsystem is equivalent to 75% load at peak times of Curitiba (1.8 million inhabitants), and obtained in North Subsystem, a 10% load at peak hours of the city of Palmas (228 000 inhabitants), the note said the ONS.
With the implementation of daylight saving time, the reliability of the national power system is benefited due to decreased shipments in the transmission network. According to the government, changing the schedule also enables better equipment maintenance and reduction of burden of cuts in emergency situations, in addition to assisting the recovery of hydroelectric reservoirs.
The ONS released on its website the reduction in demand for verified state.
Daylight saving time is in effect from midnight on 20 October 2012. Next Saturday at midnight, the watches must be delayed by one hour.
Edition: Juliana Andrade
Source: Agency Brazil
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