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Does it have something to do with the Copa America that's currently going on right now? Maybe more people inside watching the games and using up power.

• hfkajshfaks 7y ago
  It's winter in Argentina now, so they don't have AC loads. TVs are small by comparison (Although it's fascinating to see how load changes during large games: you can spot commercials, for example!)
  • floatrock 7y ago
    In the UK, this phenomenon is called the TV Pickup: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_pickup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_pickup Basically a commercial break comes on, everyone turns on their tea kettle and flushes their toilets, and bam: 200-400 MW spike in demand. There's some blogs out there charting this during big world cup games.
    • kabwj 7y ago
      >There is a common misconception that the number one driver of TV pickup is the boiling of kettles. In fact, this only creates a pull on the local network for a short period of time until the water has boiled, and can therefore be managed relatively easily, whereas flushing the toilet causes a longer surge at the water and sewerage pumping stations, and opening the refrigerator lets the chilled air escape, causing the compressor to run. These loads are more of a problem for the grid.
      • agumonkey 7y ago
        dry toilets and solar concentrator kettles, yesterday
        • llukas 7y ago
          Or battery to handle short spike in demand (backed with gas turbine if risk of prolonged spikes).
        • Scoundreller 7y ago
          Or a wifi connected kettle or toilet that pre-heats pre-commercial or delays tank re-fill respectively.