Trevor St Baker describes the cause of the Vic blackouts: ‘This started with what no one in the world is doing, shutting down its dispatchable power in the belief that it will be replaced by wind and solar.’ MORE: kennyonsunday
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Dated coal and gas infrastructure to blame for Vic blackouts: Energy Minister | Sky News AustraliaPower is being turned back on in Victoria after the Australian Energy Market Operator directed companies to cut electricity for up to 200,000 people at a time.\n\nState Energy Minister Lily D'Ambrosio has blamed dating coal and gas infrastructure for most of the power grid failure while praising the generation from renewables. \n\nThe operator originally said it would affect just 30,000 people at a time before quickly jumping to 60,000 and 100,000. \n\nA swift drop in temperature in the late afternoon has helped the grid recover from the stress. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n
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Jayme Closs will receive $US25,000 in reward money after kidnapped teen freed herselfHormel Foods, a Fortune 500 company based in Minnesota, put up the money last October, doubling the reward promised by the FBI after 13-year-old Jayme Closs disappeared on October 15.
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Victoria heatwave sparks energy concerns | Sky News AustraliaAn extreme heatwave across Victoria has sparked concerns for the states power supply, with two of the biggest plants at 'low capacity'.\n\nThe Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) says Victorian households could potentially suffer blackouts in the extreme temperatures which are putting the systems under stress to keep up with demand.\n\nThe peak of the heat is forecast to hit on Friday, with temperatures expected to sit in the early 40s.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n
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Energy operator calling on business to cut power to avoid blackoutsThe energy market operator has asked big businesses to power down on Thursday to help Victoria and South Australia avoid potential blackouts.
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Energy operator calling on business to cut power to avoid blackoutsThe energy market operator will ask big businesses to power down to help Victoria and South Australia avoid potential blackouts.
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Warnings not possible before Victoria's power outage: energy operatorChandra Ojha would have liked a warning 30 minutes before the power was cut to his Ormond home - he could have moved his family out and his daughter may not have got heatstroke.
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'Highly unfortunate': Energy chief says system caught by surpriseIndustry says the energy market operator leans too heavy on big business to save the system as a lack of energy policy makes Australia 'a third world country'.
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Blackouts for 130,000 homes as power system faltersThe energy market operator is cutting power for some Melburnians in an effort to avoid a larger, state-wide blackout.
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Waste-to-energy has 'big potential', but caution urgedThe development of waste-to-energy plants in Australia is underway and, while the potential is strong, there are some economic and environmental hurdles to jump first.
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Energy companies fined for cutting power to people on life supportThe energy watchdog has slapped two electricity companies with fines of $40,000 each after they cut power to people on life support.
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