In the move to reach Net Zero by 2050 (of so called ‘Climate Change Gases). The Federal Government has been pushing for sales of Electric Vehicles (EV's) to be 50% of total vehicle sales by 2030.
Add in the Greens are calling for a total ban on new coal mines and gas fields. Which would lead to a shortage of both electricity and gas.
And in Victoria, the State Government is planning to shut down, all brown coal fired power stations by 2032. At the same time with the implementation of Victoria’s Gas Replacement Plan, the use of natural gas is being phased out with the plan that all homes and some businesses, will be all electric for cooking, heating and hot water. (Disregarding the fact that the Grid will crash, if everything relies soley on electricity).
Enter the experience of those in the path of Cyclone Alfred. With 325,000 clients being involved in the Brisbane area, all being blacked out for three and up to ten days or more.
How vitally important it was that the emergency services were all equipped with fossil fuel driven vehicles, to be able to get around and begin reconnecting all clients. If they were all EV vehicles, it would have taken forever to happen. And all EV's in the flood affected area would not be able to be charged. And what happens when an EV is caught in a flood? I would like to know?
Equally important it is that gas was still available for cooking and hot water.
If a similar situation was to happen in Victoria in a few years time, it would be a bigger disaster. As Victoria’s Gas Replacement Plan is lacking in common sense (as the Grid itself, will not cope with everything, being all electric). As is the shutting down of the brown coal fired power stations by 2032. As shown on the 7th March 2025 8.30pm AEDST. Brown coal generators are supplying 63% of the State’s electricity. What will replace them, if they are closed?
THE SITUATION OUTLINED ABOVE, MAKES OUR PETITION TO STOP THE CLOSURE OF ALL AUSTRALIAN COAL FIRED POWER STATIONS, SO IMPORTANT.
This includes Eraring in 2025, now 2027, Yallourn in 2032 now 2028), Bayswater in 2033, with Loyang A in 2045 and all other coal fired power stations.
And no consideration of them being closed be considered until assured supplies of base load electricity 24/7 is available from coal, gas or uranium powered generators. Even if this requires the coal fired generators be compulsory acquired by the relevant Government, in the National interest and to maintain the supply of base load electricity 24/7 that is essential to STOP the Grid from collapsing.
OUR PETITION TO KEEP OUR COAL FIRED POWER STATIONS RUNNING. Is educating everyone of how important coal fired power stations are to keeping the Grid from crashing.
https://www.change.org/p/blackouts-will-be-devastating-they-must-be-avoided-at-all-costs
YOUR SUPPORT FOR OUR PETITION WITH DONATIONS WILL BE REPAID WITH BASELOAD ELECTRICITY FOR THE NEXT CRITICAL FIFTEEN TO TWENTY YEARS. Be it $10, $20, $50 or $100 please make a donation and keep our petition in the public eye. AND KEEP THE BLACKOUTS AT BAY. The more signatures we get the more wins will keep coming and the coal fired power stations will be kept running. Promote the petition on Change.org and share it on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, 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: Eastern States 7th March 2025 8.30pm AEDST. Batteries 2%, Biomass 0%, Black Coal 46% Brown Coal 16%, Gas 9%, Hydro 10% Diesel 0% Solar 0%, Wind 17%. 8.30pm a time when Solar has entered a daily 16 hours (lack of fuel), zero production period. Unreliable wind is all over the place averaging 17%, but ranging from only 3% in Tas, up to 46% in SA.
To underline the importance of our coal fired generators 07/03/25, 8.30 pm AEDST. In NSW coal is producing 71% Solar 0%, Wind 22%, Qld coal 76%, solar 0% wind 6% Vic Brown coal 63%, solar 0%, wind 22%. SA batteries 2%, gas 52%, solar 0%, wind 46% and Tas hydro 97%, wind 3%.
WITHOUT COAL AUSTRALIA WOULD BE BLACKED OUT.
STOP PRESS: WHAT CAN HAPPEN. South Australia 4th June 2024 9.05pm EST. Batteries 0%, Gas 97%, Diesel 3% Solar 0%, Wind 0%.
SA RENEWABLES CAPITAL OF AUSTRALIA WITH BATTERIES, SOLAR AND WIND PRODUCING NO ELECTRICITY, ZERO, NOTHING
We are up to 4,252 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? The possibility is too awful to contemplate.
WE MUST KEEP THOSE COAL FIRED GENERATORS GOING, TO KEEP OUR SOCIETY FROM HAVING BLACKOUTS, POWER RATIONING AND EXHORBITENT ENERGY PRICES.