The Electricity Consumption as a Thermometer of the General Strike of 11N: See Live How It Evolves Minute by Minute
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The electricity consumption, the most used indicator to measure the real incidence of a general strike, has barely moved on Wednesday. According to data from the Electricity Network, the demand reached its lowest point at 10:05 hours, with a fall of almost 9% compared to the average last month, and to ... Continue reading "The demand for electricity continues in real time that confirms the failure of the general strike of 11-N in Spain"
Record a 15% drop in electricity consumption compared to this Tuesday
The general strike started in the early morning of this Wednesday with news pickets in the main industrial areas of the country, roadblocks to major capitals early in the morning and some incidents that have forced the police to intervene. However, in the absence of updated monitoring data, energy consumption, which serves as the first reference to know the evolution of the strike, points to a much smaller impact than in the 2012 calls. After 8 …
In the previous general strike, the fall compared to the same day of the previous week was 20.5 %
The light allows to measure the reception of the general strike, because when factories, offices and shops stop, less electricity is consumed. In the November 2012 strike, the demand fell by about 13.5%.
The demand for electricity is a classic sign of the effect of a general stoppage. So it goes today, with data every five minutes.
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