New schedules of stabilizing blackouts: what do Dnipro residents do when there is no electricity? (express survey)

From June 24, new schedules of stabilizing light outages have been implemented in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. This was reported by DTEK in its official statement Telegram channels.

These schedules allow citizens to pass load peaks more predictably.

According to the new schedules, three categories of outages appeared:

• The dark gray zone is the time when there is absolutely no light;
• Light gray zone – possible blackouts;
• White zone – light is guaranteed.

We conducted a survey and found out from Dnipro residents whether they have already adapted to power outages, how they save and what they do when there is no electricity.

Have you adapted to blackouts?

Among the surveyed residents of Dnipro, 83% believe that they have already adapted. 13% – completely, 70% – partially.

Almost 17% indicated that they have not adapted at all.

How often do you turn off the lights?

On average, the light is turned off about 2-4 times a day.  However, there are townspeople who do not turn off the electricity during the day.

How do you save electricity?

• We turn on the light less
• I turn off everything I don’t use
• In general, I don’t use much. I don’t use the air conditioner, but the stove and water run on gas
• No way, the light is given only for 2 hours
• We do not use a fan or air conditioner, we try not to turn on the light where we can do without it
• Instead of ordinary light, I use battery-powered garlands
• I’m used to doing almost everything at dusk
• During peak hours, I try not to use devices that consume a lot of electricity

How do you get out of the situation and what do you use during a blackout?

• Nothing, I’m waiting for inclusion
• Flashlights, candles
• Accumulators
• Devices for portable charging, garlands on batteries
• Trying to catch mobile internet
• We use gas
• I use my faith in a better future
• Generator
• What is convenient and what really works

When they turn off the lights I…

• I fall asleep, thanks to which time passes imperceptibly. Sometimes I go out for a walk, if it’s in the evening
• I either sleep or do things that can be done outside
• I do housework, rest, communicate with relatives. It helps me to be filled with strength and peace
• I do housework, clean, cook, watch movies, spend time with friends outdoors. Thanks to this, time passes faster
• I have the opportunity to do household chores. Because when there is light, I almost always work at the laptop. I clean the apartment, cook, watch movies that I download in advance, read, sometimes draw. I can’t say that the lack of light affects my emotional state and some actions help me fight with something, but it’s just that now the light affects my schedule a lot.
• I deal with things that were postponed for later. If the lights are turned off in the evening, around 8:00 p.m., then there is a reason to go to bed earlier
• I do sports, it helps me keep my body in better shape
• I cook food, go shopping. I spend time with my children
• I do several things: I read, draw, meditate, do sports, take a walk in the fresh air, or sleep. It helps me keep myself in tune.
• I work during the day, and in the evening I come home and if there is no light, I go to bed
• I am engaged in editing videos and analyzing pages in social networks. Sometimes I watch movies. Thank you for your luck, the laptop holds a charge for a full 8 hours, so I have the opportunity to work during the entire blackout. I also started doing sports more often)
• During the day I draw or embroider, in the evening I play board games with my parents.

Currently, repairs and restoration of the energy system are being carried out in Ukraine, so power outages last a long time. However, at the end of August, they will be reduced to four to six hours a day.

This was reported by Oleksandr Kharchenko, director of the Energy Research Center on “KYIV 24”.

“About the last ten days of August. I think the restrictions will last four to six hours a day. No more.”, – emphasized the energy engineer.

Anastasia Simonenko