Queenslanders are being asked to turn down their heaters again with electricity supplies forecast to fall short for a second winter’s night. 7NEWS
Households and businesses in southeast and coastal areas are set for blackouts from 5pm to 9pm on Tuesday.
It would be the second consecutive night that AEMO has directed generators to fire up their power plants to maintain supply.Getty Images/iStockphoto “If you’ve got your air conditioner on ... just make sure it’s not set to blast furnace mode,” he told ABC Radio.
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