#Russia utility “MosEnergosbyt” supplying electricity to Moscow city and Moscow oblast’ (total 22 million people) announced “scheduled interruptions in electricity supply from 14 January to 31 March” that “should not exceed 12 hours” in order to repair the grid. The company later deleted the announcement and declared it “fake” which is a routine tactics when public officials in Russia accidentally say something true.
@kravietz
Is there a cached copy anywhere?
I wonder what this "schedule" looks like. In summer there were weeks when I have experienced power outages every single day and I doubt any of that shit was planned.
@useless_idiot
I think it varies, but I believe it mostly relies on gas. The biggest problem is hot water pipes freezing over due to leaks and blowing up — can't be fixed quickly.
It wasn't that uncommon in the nineties even in Moscow, then we just had milder winters I guess — almost like in Europe so people started forgetting that this could happen.
@useless_idiot
In the eighties and even in the nineties the tech might haven't been there yet, but now — there are ways to monitor leaks, they can install backup electric heating in critical parts to prevent pipes from freezing — still cheaper than dealing with the consequences of disaster. I believe that optimizing all this might even allow to save a lot, but no…
Shit like this happens every year, some notable cases even make it into news and become memes 🤣
