{"id":14502,"date":"2020-12-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/veitur-virkja-vidbragdsaaetlun\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:16:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:16:19","slug":"suppliers-activate-response-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/veitur-virkja-vidbragdsaaetlun\/","title":{"rendered":"Activate emergency response plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>\u2013 people were urged to use hot water sparingly<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.veitur.is\/frett\/vidbragdsaaetlun-hitaveitu-virkjud-vegna-kuldakasts\">See the announcement on the Veitur website.&nbsp;<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In light of the fact that the next few days are set to see one of the biggest cold snaps in the south-west of the country since 2013, Veitur has activated its contingency plan for the district heating system. This plan includes encouraging people to use hot water sparingly so that there is enough for everyone's home heating.\u00a0 Based on forecast models, which use weather predictions to estimate usage, the district heating system in the capital region is expected to reach its capacity limits on Friday and over the weekend. <br \/>Around 90% of hot water is used for heating, and it is therefore extremely important that people are aware of how to use it as efficiently as possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>People are encouraged to do the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have windows closed<\/li>\n<li>Do not open the front door for longer than necessary.  <\/li>\n<li>Do not drain into hot tubs<\/li>\n<li>Adjust the ovens so they are hot on top but cold underneath.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid blocking radiators, for example with long curtains or furniture. <\/li>\n<li>Reduce the pressure on snow-melt systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.veitur.is\/frett\/vidbragdsaaetlun-hitaveitu-virkjud-vegna-kuldakasts\">More tips for making better use of hot water<\/a> <br \/>It is important to bear in mind that the cold days we have experienced recently have been in calm weather. Now, however, considerable wind is forecast, causing significant wind chill on top of the frost that is on the cards.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h4>A significant increase in use<\/h4>\n<p>The district heating system is large and extensive and is in constant development, aimed at forecasts of population growth and the volume of construction. What was not foreseen in the long-term forecasts was the increase in usage per inhabitant in recent years. For comparison, the historical year-on-year increase in the district heating system has been 1.51 TWh \u2013 41 TWh, but total consumption this year is 111 TWh higher than last year.<\/p>\n<p>A great deal of work has been carried out on the district heating system in recent years to meet increased demand, For example, the heat plant at Hellishei\u00f0i Power Station, which produces hot water for the capital region, has been expanded, the system's pumping capacity increased, and boreholes in low-temperature areas have been rested during the summer to increase the available supply for the winter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In response to the impending cold snap, Veitur is raising the temperature of the water supplied to users from the power stations and boreholes in the low-temperature areas of Reykjav\u00edk and Mosfellsb\u00e6r, the system has been optimised to maximise its output and work is being carried out on new pumps that were purchased in the autumn and were intended to increase the system's pumping capacity. International specialists have been brought in for the task.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hot water is a shared resource for all of us and, with a coordinated effort from customers, usage can be reduced so that the heating system can cope with the strain caused by the cold snap. <\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: Frost needles on a district heating pipe. Photographer: P\u00e1lmi S\u00edmonarson.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2013 f\u00f3lk hvatt til a\u00f0 fara sparlega me\u00f0 heitt vatn Sj\u00e1 tilkynningu \u00e1 vef Veitna&nbsp; \u00cd lj\u00f3si \u00feess a\u00f0 n\u00e6stu daga stefnir \u00ed eitt mesta kuldakast \u00e1 su\u00f0vesturhorni landsins s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00e1ri\u00f0 2013 hafa Veitur virkja\u00f0 vi\u00f0brag\u00f0s\u00e1\u00e6tlun \u00ed rekstri hitaveitunnar. S\u00fa \u00e1\u00e6tlun gengur me\u00f0al annars \u00fat \u00e1 a\u00f0 hvetja f\u00f3lk til \u00feess a\u00f0 fara sparlega me\u00f0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14502\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14502"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}