On Thursday 18th September 2025, an Optus upgrade of their telephone system, caused the Triple 000 system, they were managing in SA, WA and the NT, to be unable to be used. The result was that 600 callers to Triple 000 were not connected. And 3 people, are reported to have died.
Imagine then if the gamble that is the Labor Parties policy to have, Sunshine Catchers (with only max 8 hrs sunshine fuel a day), Wind Mills (with only average 8 hrs wind fuel a day) and Batteries (Produce no electricity, only scavenge scraps when they are available). To rely on these Unreliables to provide up to 82% of the Australian Grids generation capacity, will guarantee there will be disastrous, chronic blackouts.
With the result. Blackouts will affect everything imaginable, it will all come to a SUDDEN HALT! Financial systems will suddenly close down, Banks, Shopping Centers, Cafe's, manufacturers, just everything will be unable to trade or operate. Particularly with a lack of refrigeration leading to widespread food spoilage in both Supermarkets, cafes and homes, leading to food shortages.
High rise buildings, apartments (Lifts will be stranded) and homes will become uninhabitable. Such simple items such as garage doors will not open, as will every automatic door. Schools will need to close, traffic chaos will ensure as traffic lights will shut down, boom gates will stay down, street and all lighting will be out, TV, telecommunications and the NBN will shut down. The supply of water will be interrupted and sewerage services will backup. Hospitals, nursing homes and people relying on heating, cooling or life maintaining devices may die.
AS THE RISK OF BLACKOUTS BECOMES APPARENT BECAUSE THE TRANSITION TO UNRELIABLES IS SO FRAUGHT WITH DAILY 'NIGHT 16HR DARKNESS', 24HR WET WEATHER AND LENGTHY WIND DROUGHTS DISASTER IS GUARANTEED
An example: From 4/6/24 4.50pm uninterrupted to 7.00am 5/6/24 (14 hrs) Solar – Wind and Batteries NEVER PRODUCED MORE THAN 6% OF NATIONAL GRID PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS AND WAS EVEN DOWN TO 1%.
Eastern States 4th June 2024 4.50pm EST. Batteries 0%, Biomass 0%, Black Coal 46% Brown Coal 14%, Gas 21%, Hydro 15% Diesel 1% Solar 0%, Wind 1%. Batteries, Solar and Wind, only producing 1% of the input to the Grid.
14 hours later. Eastern States 5th June 2024 6.50am EST. Batteries 1%, Biomass 0%, Black Coal 51% Brown Coal 17%, Gas 13%, Hydro 12% Diesel 1% Solar 0%, Wind 5%. Batteries, Solar and Wind, only producing 6% of the input to the Grid.
At 11pm on the 4/6 by State. Electricity was produced by: NSW 88% Black Coal, QLD 91% Black Coal, VIC 81% Brown Coal, SA 92% Gas, TAS 95% Hydro.
The spot price in SA at 6.20pm, peaked at $3,936 per MWh.
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 19th September 7.5pm AEST. Batteries 2%, Biomass 0%, Black Coal 45% Brown Coal 11%, Gas 2%, Hydro 10% Diesel 0% Solar 0%, Wind 30%. 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 30%, but ranging from a pathetic 9% in Qld, up to 88% in SA. With the dread of wind droughts, dropping wind’s contribution to an overall 7 or 8%.
To underline the importance of our coal fired generators 19/09/25 7.55 pm AEST. In NSW coal is producing 74% Solar 0%, Wind 14%, Qld coal 77%, solar 0% wind 9% Vic Brown coal 44%, solar 0%, wind 51%. SA batteries 8%, gas 4%, solar 0%, wind 88% and Tas hydro 65%, wind 35%.
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 4,480 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.