Queensland and NSW could both be impacted by power outages during peak periods tonight and tomorrow. 9News
and NSW residents are being urged to minimise their electricity use as power outages are expected on Monday night and Tuesday.
Several south-east Queensland communities could lose power between 5pm and 8.30pm on Monday and about 8am on Tuesday morning due to the lack of energy reserves."The Australian Energy Market Operator has identified the potential for electricity demand to exceed supply in Queensland in peak periods for the next day or so prompting a call for energy consumption to be managed across Queensland," a spokesperson from Powerlink Queensland said.
Powerlink chief executive Paul Simshauser urged Queenslanders to reduce their energy use from 5pm on Monday to reduce pressure on power suppliers and to ensure electricity remains available for business owners and essential services. "Community safety and wellbeing is important so only manage energy consumption if it is safe to do so."
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