The Blackout

About the blackout.

  Accidentally on Tuesday 21 September 2011, our University was the blackout after we discussed the blackout. KEPCO say the blackout of 15 September 2011 occurred because of consumer's excessive electricity consumption. Also, they say electric rates in Korea are lower than that in other countries and electric rates should increase in order to avoid the blackout. Do you think the consumer should be responsible for the blackout? I don't think so.

  The blackout on 15 September 2011 in South Korea is because not only the consumers used excessive electricity consumption but also Korea Power Exchange expected wrong electricity consumption(Article -> http://www.dt.co.kr/contents.html?article_no=2011092702010232614001). The consumers used similar electricity consumption of the previous day. But KEPCO insist that the use of electricity should be restricted and they want to raise electric rates by 10~15 percentage(Ariticle -> http://sbscnbc.sbs.co.kr/read.jsp?pmArticleId=10000325869). KEPCO and Korea Power Exchange charge off their mistake to the consumers' that. The consumers can't control of the use of electricity very well. Because they just use the electronic equipments made by large companies. The consumers have a right to use electronic equipments. If the consumers have a responsibility for the use of electronic equipments, there are large companies' mistakes. Because the electronic equipments are made by large companies. Therefore, They should control of power consumption of the electronic equipments.

  In presentation about the blackout, I learned that factories of large companies have private power stations. Before I learn it, I thought large companies was huge damaged during the blackout. But they can reduce their damage because of private power stations. On the other hand, the consumers receive huge damages related to life such as accidents in amusement park and in elevator during the blackout.

  KEPCO and Korea Power Exchange only want to earn much money and want to avoid the responsibility. But they exist for nation's the comfortable use of electricity. So, they need to think about their reasons for the existence and attitude to be responsibility for this matter.