Blackouts are becoming a 100% certainty when we have Federal Energy Minister Bowen suffering from extreme delusions. At the Cop28 Summit in Dubai, Bowen has declared phasing out fossil fuels globally is central to Australia’s push to become a renewable energy superpower,
Phasing out fossil fuels is ridiculous. At the moment, fossil fuels are; quoting Greg Sheridan in The Australian (12/12). “According to the Energy Institute Statistical Review for 2023, fossil fuels provide about 82 per cent of the world’s energy, which is about where it has been for a decade or more”.
THAT UNDERLINES THAT AT PRESENT FOSSIL FUELS ARE PROVIDING 82% OF THE WORLD’S ENERGY SUPPLIES.
For Australia this is endorsed by the AEMO Data Dashboard. National 13th Dec 2.40pm EDST. Batteries 0%, Biomass 0%, Black Coal 38%, Brown Coal 14%, Gas 3%, Hydro 7% Diesel 0% Solar 21%, Wind 17%. When the Sun sets Solar will be Zero.
NSW Batteries 0%, Biomass 0%, Black Coal 60%, Gas 4%, Hydro 2% Diesel 0% Solar 25%, Wind 6%. When the Sun sets Solar will be Zero.
QLD Batteries 0%, Biomass 0%, Black Coal 60%, Brown Coal 14%, Gas 3%, Hydro 7% Diesel 0% Solar 29%, Wind 5%. When the Sun sets Solar will be Zero.
VIC Batteries 0%, Biomass 0%, Brown Coal 57%, Gas 1%, Hydro 5% Solar 5%, Wind 32%. When the Sun sets Solar will be Zero., p
TAS Gas 0%, Hydro 76% Wind 24%. When there is a DROUGHT Tassie is in desperate straits, particularly if the coal fired power stations are closed
SA Gas 15%, Diesel 0% Solar 18%, Wind 67%. When the Sun sets Solar will be Zero and if the night is calm it could be a double zero with dire results.
All Corporate CEO’s, everyone no matter what management position you hold. Your organisation cannot afford in these modern times to have blackouts. Citing the information above, please bring up at all your Board meetings. Local, Regional and National.
THE CRITICAL NEED FOR BASE LOAD POWER IS NOW. AND IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE TO CLOSE A COAL FIRED POWER STATION BEFORE RELIABLE POWER GENERATORS ARE IN PLACE.
Continue to promote our petition as widely as possible. https://www.change.org/p/blackouts-will-be-devastating-they-must-be-avoided-at-all-costs I would value it if you are able to donate $20 or $50 to promote the petition on Change.org and also promote it on Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp or Email.
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.
Example: 11th Dec 10.05pm EDST. Batteries 0%, Biomass 0%, Black Coal 51%, Brown Coal 14%, Gas 9%, Hydro 9% Diesel 0% Solar 0%, Wind 16% (The unreliables Batteries, Solar and Wind a total of just 16%. I am afraid if we were relying on unreliables alone, Eastern Australia would be blacked out similar to North Korea).
With, SA having 0% batteries, 58% gas, 0% Diesel, 0% solar and 42% wind. Wow SA 42%, unreliables, but on a calm night, that could that drop to only 5%. And what would the price per MW be then?
Unreliables can be cheap for a few hours. But it is the average over 24hrs, that matters on your electricity bill.
We are up to 2,599 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? Are you thinking of buying a generator? I’m having second thoughts about the portable generator, but I have gas for cooking and heating. WE MUST KEEP THOSE COAL FIRED GENERATORS GOING, TO KEEP THE REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS FROM THAWING OUT.