Australia’s electricity network is precariously balanced going into a peak demand period the head of one of the country’s biggest energy companies has warned.
Mark Collette, head of EnergyAustralia, said recent fossil fuel closures, including the shutting of AGL Energy’s Liddell coal-fired power plant, had left the national electricity system exposed, even though generators have fast-tracked maintenance to ensure no repeat of the coal power station outages that plagued Australia in June 2022.
“The dispatchable capacity is actually less than last year after the closure of the Liddell power station at the end of April. If there were outages or supply shocks – we notice them,” Mr Collette told a climate business summit in Sydney. (The Australian 5th June 2023).
I will be informing Federal and State Politicians of this petition and our concerns in the coming weeks. (John Moore petition organiser).
KEEP INFORMED BY DAILY MONITORING THE AEMO DATA DASHBOARD. And alert your friends to watch the AEMO dashboard, the more know what's happening the better.
Particularly at 7pm and 7am (Or a time that suits you?) watch (and record) the mix of coal, gas hydro, batteries, solar and wind generation and the prices per MWh for each State on the AEMO dashboard.
IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT THAT NO CLOSED COAL FIRED POWER STATION BE DEMOLISHED AS THEY CERTAINLY WILL BE NEEDED IN THE FUTURE.
We are up to 1,021 signatures, let’s increase it by many more, everyone’s future depends on it. Continue to spread the word, to all family, friends, anyone you meet, particularly discuss it with shop and business owners. Ask the question, “How do you plan to cope when the blackouts come?”
I would value it if you are able to donate $20 or $50 to promote the petition https://www.change.org/p/blackouts-will-be-devastating-they-must-be-avoided-at-all-costs and to also promote it on Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp or Email.