Electricity Again

[malleefarmer]

Interesting so what happens over next week here.

Temps ranging from 36c to 42c over next 10 days.

A lot used for cooling etc and some extreme hot winds.

Our states power predominantly comes from across the border from a coal powered interconnector with maybe 15% wind and 5% solar.

Fire risk is huge in next state so power could be shut down for fire safety and we only have I think enough power "stored" for 24 hours.

If we had our own power station we would have back up but dirty coal and left and green pollies shut them down about 3 years ago huge job costs and now poor power supply plus most expensive power in the world.

Elederly will shut off aircons to save power etc etc

[fjlip]

Still better than MINUS 40 wind chills and electricity goes out.
We have no clue what HEAT like that must be to live with!

[Oliver88]

It sounds as though we could learn a lesson from Australia that phasing out coal power has resulted in more expensive power and less reliable power.

Elderly people forced to shut off air conditioning when temperatures are 38-42C to save money.....yikes.

[farmaholic]

New age governments have strange ways of rewarding the aged people who built the countries these policy makers enjoy living in. Sadly some of those aged people themselves have a poorer standard of living than the bureaucrats.

[malleefarmer]

SA POWER Networks was ordered on Wednesday night to restore electricity to about 40,000 households and businesses after supplies were deliberately cut amid soaring temperatures.
Power to customers across the state was switched off from 6.33pm under “rotational load shedding’’ orders from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) “due to lack of available generation supply in SA”, SA Power Networks said.
About 45 minutes later electricity was restored after SA Power Networks announced that AEMO had ordered it to return supply.
“AEMO has called an end to load shedding, we are restoring power,’’ the supplier said.
As customers reacted with outrage, the blame game immediately began.
State Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis said: “Every South Australian has a right to be angry. We had spare capacity in the SA generation market and the market didn’t turn that generation on.”

AEMO has instructed us to commence 100MW rotational #load shedding via Govt agreed list due to lack of available generation supply in SA.
— SA Power Networks (@SAPowerNetworks) February 8, 2017

AEMO has called end to load shedding, we are restoring power. Should take 10 to 15 minutes. Approx 40,000 customers affected about 30mins.
— SA Power Networks (@SAPowerNetworks) February 8, 2017

Power shedding tonight was avoidable. There was sufficient local generation to meet our demand tonight, but AEMO didn't instruct it on! Why?
— Tom Koutsantonis (@TKoutsantonisMP) February 8, 2017
“The second unit at Pelican Point (power station) could’ve been turned on last night, it had gas, was ready to go and it wasn’t turned on. The national market isn’t working,” he said.
“We (the State Government) have been taking advice from the market operator and others but after last night we have to reassess. We will do what’s necessary to make sure SA has sufficient generation,” Mr Koutsantonis said.
“It’s my understanding that AEMO (Australian Energy Market Operator) was made aware more generation was available and chose not to turn that generation on. Serious question have to be asked about why we had generation available that wasn’t used.”


The SA Power Network outages map at 7.23pm.
The temperature was still above 40C when the rolling blackouts began at 6.33pm to conserve power supplies as homeowners used airconditioners for relief from the heat.
SA’s power reliability will again be under scrutiny given a series of major blackouts, including a statewide failure in September.
An SA Power Networks spokesman said they were acting on instructions from AEMO in response to insufficient generation supply in SA.
“We don’t generate,” he said. “This is not an SA Power Networks issue — we are the muggins in the middle between the customer and generation supply.”
SA Liberal frontbencher Simon Birmingham said it was “yet another example that the South Australian Government can’t keep the lights on”.
“It’s a chronic failing that can only hurt investment confidence in the state,” Mr Birmingham said.
“It’s a demonstration that ad hoc state-based renewable energy targets have gone too far — when reliability can’t be maintained on a day the likes of which SA faces numerous times every single summer.”
Federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg said the blackout “is yet another example of Jay Weatherill’s failed experiment”.

[malleefarmer]

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/rolling-blackouts-ordered-as-adelaide-swelters-in-heatwave/news-story/18db2b7f2faa9e0308d2a6a0da2d88cc

[Hamloc]

Mallee, my daughter is in Austrailia right now visiting family in Canberra. When she arrived last week in Sydney it was +34'. Very warm compared to here. Still not sure which is worse a blackout in +30 or -30 niether are good. It is unfortunate governments are not grounded in reality!!!