Many still without power after storm Dagmar
Published: 1 Jan 12 15:41 CET | Print version
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/38268/20120101/
During the first day of 2012 there were still some 1,000 households in Sweden left with no power as a result of the storm Dagmar, which pummeled Sweden over Christmas.
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Many were forced to welcome the new year by candlelight and by the night sky, illuminated by fireworks.
Inga and Hans Gilljam in Varberg, in south Sweden, were among those who finally got their power back, but by then it was too late to save their TV, freezer and refrigerator.
"The fridge and freezer don't work, the TV, a record player and a clock radio are ruined," Inga Gilljam told news agency TT.
"We sort of evacuated the food we had in the freezer to our friends and acquaintances on the second day [without power], the fridge we'll just have to do without. It's complicated but it works."
On the afternoon of New Year's Day, 250 of power giant Eon's subscribers in the storm affected areas were still without power, while Fortum had about 450 subscribers without power.
However, Fortum has promised to have power back at the very latest by Monday.
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I grew up in dirt poor, war-ravaged, communist Poland. Never a power cut.
LOL - have you actually been out in the forests and seen how it looks with all of the trees and power cables down?
Yes I did. I drove up from Borlange to Norrland the day after Xmas. I saw many trees down. I didn't see any city/gov workers clearing or moving trees of the roads. I saw locals with chain saws cutting and moving trees of the road. I hear some houses still have no power.
It's not just the cutting though, it's the access through the forest and across marshes that takes time and logistics. A few days more without power is hardly the end of the world, no one will die, it's just inconvenient.
Many country folk travelling in high winds often carry a chainsaw in the boot, to fix their own problems along route. It's about accepting some responsibility and not expecting folk to do everything for you at the drop of a hat, especially during holidays.
The problems with damaged electrical equipment have more to do with the antiquated distribution system found in most of Europe than anything else. Most of Europe relies on a delta distribution system instead of the Wye system found in much of North America. A Wye system clears faults more efficiently and is much safer to the public. Delta systems subjected to faults caused by single phasing or ground faults can result in damaging phase imbalance and erratic voltages. However Europe has a much more developed and sophisticated underground system which is less affected by storm damage.
Don't criticize the linemen until you have spent a few miserable long nights in the freezing wind ice and snow several meters off the ground dealing with these life threatening situations. It's never as easy at it seems. Access to modern conveniences are too often mistaken as a right rather than a privilege.