Energy market operator warns 1.3 million households could lose power this summer

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Extreme weather forecast for summer will reduce the reliability of power supply across Australia in the coming months, with ageing coal plants becoming less reliable, the energy market operator warns.

"In any region, the actual occurrence of load shedding [planned power outage] could be higher than forecast … given particular combinations of weather events, plant outages, or bushfires,'' the report said.AEMO may direct power networks to cut power to customers, which is called load sheddingNetworks may also have to shut down areas if the infrastructure cannot handle the demand from homes and businesses.

"These risks add to the deteriorating reliability of some of the older coal generation plants," AEMO's chief executive officer Audrey Zibelman said. "Whilst unexpected events can and do happen, particularly when the power system is under significant pressure and most prone to failure, AEMO has worked diligently to prepare the power system appropriately, including the procurement of emergency resources."

Improvements to transmission also remain key, with the current network restricting the distribution of some new energy generation. The market operator has also secured secondary backup supplies through short and medium term agreements with business to power down — but they are only paid if they do reduce use.

 

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Don't blame coal for the renewable energy hoax.

I thought Green power is the future, if so our future is going back to the Stone Age.

That happens after lnp politicians gut AU's long term public policy memory, APS, replace with short term, consultants, instructed to produce policies that assure politicians' personal post gov employment opportunities, but not the country's long term needs. auspol

This mob couldn't organise a chook raffle in a pub! This power crisis has been predicted for years and still the LNP haven't given the market the direction it needs. So I'll do it now. Solar panels for every home, produce hydrogen with surplus, build hydrogen powered generators.

Privatisation has really worked out well, hasn't it.

Welcome to the brave New age of interminable unreliable renewable energy and lack of investment in base load power supply.

When this happens remember it was Labor who shut down coal fired plants and replaced them with unreliable wind and solar.. at taxpayer expense

But we’re saving the planet

As long as that coal keeps flowing overseas making lots of money who gives a crap

Oh sure that’s called making Australian great we may as well all go back to the dark ages living like cave man sure we are so damn well lucky in the lucky country to even have power generation and solar is another great ripoff riot really after what we’ve learnt

And that’s why more and more of us are installing solar with batteries

That's because of the socialist polices the ABC has been pushing. Renewable energy is a hoax, the government has been pushing this hoax instead of making new coal power plants and dams. Basically it's called stealing. STOPTHIEF

Solar panels ✅ Generator☑️ BBQ ☑️ Beer ☑️ I'll be right. ☑️

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