Power Grid Near Tilburg Was Not Overloaded: Fault in Enexis Equipment
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The shutdown of part of the electricity network in Tilburg yesterday was not due to a sudden power surge but to faulty measuring devices. It had fallen back to factory settings after work, making it look like it was running five times more power than was actually the case. This is what network operator Enexis concludes after investigating the cause of the power surge. Enexis employees at the operations center suddenly saw that peak appear on the…
The disconnection of part of the power grid in Tilburg on Sunday was not caused by a sudden power surge, but by defective metering equipment. A spokesperson for grid operator Enexis said this on Monday.
The major power outage in Tilburg and the surrounding area on Sunday morning was caused by a measuring instrument that reported an incorrect value. Due to that high value, grid operator Enexis temporarily switched off parts of the network.
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tubantia.nlThe Tilburg power grid suddenly appeared to become overloaded on Sunday, after which grid operator Enexis immediately switched off the electricity for 18,000 households. It turned out to be merely a measurement error, yet such a deliberate power outage can happen more often. How does that work? Do you receive a warning? Can you get compensation?
The power outage in the Tilburg region on Sunday was not caused by an actual overload of the electricity grid. The cause lay with faulty measuring equipment. As a result, grid operator Enexis believed that the power grid in the area was being overloaded. As a precaution, Enexis switched off a large substation in the region. Consequently, approximately eighteen thousand households were temporarily without power, reports Omroep Brabant.
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omroeptilburg.nlThe power outage in Tilburg on Sunday was not caused by an overload of the electricity grid, but by a fault in the metering equipment. "The meter reported a load that appeared five times higher than it actually was," explains a spokesperson. As a precaution, grid operator Enexis switched off the major substation in the region, leaving eighteen thousand households without power. On Sunday morning, approximately 18,000 households in the Tilburg re…
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