If chasing Net Zero and the Transition to Unreliables is allowed to continue. It is inevitable the Australian Electricity Grid is heading for chronically occurring, blackouts and electricity rationing.
This will occur physically when the Grid relies on a large percentage of unreliable, intermittent supply from SUNSHINE CATCHERS, WIND CATCHERS AND BATTERIES. This is because cloudy, rainy days, coupled with wind droughts and or gales are very common, for affecting the output of Unreliables.
These are two actual examples of what can happen.
Example 1. In 2024 in Broken Hill, there had been $650m invested in Renewable Factories in a 25km radius of the City. Which consisted of. A. The 200MW Silverton Wind Farm. B. The 53MW Broken Hill Solar Farm and. C. The 50MW Big Battery. All of which was meant to make Broken Hill, a self contained Renewable Energy Island. In the event that the HV Transmission line connecting it to the Grid was cut.
However late on Thursday the 17th of October 2024, a severe storm blew through the Broken Hill area, and broke the main transmission line. The Solar Farm was off line as was the Wind Farm and the Battery was flat. Broken Hill has two backup Diesel generators, but one was out of service with some mechanical problems and when the other was started it overheated and shut down, because the demand was to great.
The result is that some 12,000 residents of Broken Hill and the surrounding towns of Tibooburra, Wilcannia, Menindee and White Cliffs. Were without a consistent power supply for five days, with rolling blackouts extending up to ten days or more.
Example 2. On Monday the 28th April 2025 at 12.33pm, the Spanish Grid was running on 71% Solar and Wind. There was a sudden interruption to supply and in 5 seconds the Grid began to shut down, in 3 minutes all of mainland Portugal, peninsula Spain, Andorra and parts of southwest France were blacked out and remained blacked out for up to 10 hours.
Which is why the target to have 82% Renewables to power our Grid in the future is so unwise, it is inevitable that the Grid will crash and disastrous blackouts will happen,
AS THE TRUTH CONTINUES TO BE REVEALED THAT THE TRANSITION TO UNRELIABLES IS A FARCE.
It becomes very apparent that our petition
TO STOP THE CLOSURE OF ALL THE AUSTRALIAN COAL FIRED POWER STATIONS AND TO KEEP THEM RUNNING IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE.
This includes Eraring NOW 2027, Yallourn NOW 2032), 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 27th July 7.45pm AEST. Batteries 0%, Biomass 0%, Black Coal 45% Brown Coal 17%, Gas 3%, Hydro 8% Diesel 0% Solar 0%, Wind 27%. 7.45pm a time when solar has gone for its daily 16 hours (lack of fuel), zero production period. Unreliable wind is all over the place averaging only 27%, but ranging from a pathetic 8% in Qld, up to 90% in SA.
To underline the importance of our coal fired generators 27/07/25 7.45 pm AEST. In NSW coal is producing 74% Solar 0%, Wind 24%, Qld coal 74%, solar 0% wind 8% Vic Brown coal 61%, solar 0%, wind 36%. SA batteries 6%, gas 4%, solar 90%, wind 40% 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 4,476 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.