Much of the national power grid is facing substantial reliability problems over the next decade, and as soon as this summer, without rapid investment in both electricity generation and transmission.

Slightly older article (August) but still relevant. It’s disgusting that things have been allowed to get to this point.

But how good is coal? /s

And it’s so frustrating that household solar is being pointed to to help out the grid when the opportunity to have household solar panels has largely been limited to homeowners. A fair number of Australians are renters and a fair few in very energy inefficient buildings.

 

So you know. If the grid keeps failing or browning out during high demand (ie everyone running aircon) we and other vulnerable groups are going to have a bad time.

I hope they DO make clean energy more accessible and affordable because the bills for even low usage are hefty and I missed the last power saving bonus. I’m going to have a read through this regarding Rewiring The Nation, wondering if it’s any good… There’s also the Capacity Investment Scheme mentioned, I’m going to have to sift through to see what all that means for ordinary people.

At one point European energy costs went into the negatives due to renewables. (I think it was Finland due to an abundance from hydroelectric). So that could have already been us… But thanks to our poor leadership we’re having to desperately try and play catchup in a crisis.

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    11 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    Much of the national power grid is facing substantial reliability problems over the next decade, and as soon as this summer, without rapid investment in both electricity generation and transmission.

    "Over the 10-year outlook, we continue to forecast reliability gaps, which are mostly due to the notified retirement of approximately 20 per cent of today’s older coal and gas fleet by 2033.

    “To ensure Australian consumers continue to have access to reliable electricity supplies, it’s critical that planned investments in transmission, generation and storage projects are urgently delivered.”

    Peak periods are still forecast to place enormous pressure on the grid particularly if the coming summer is hotter and drier than average, as the Bureau of Meteorology is currently suggesting.

    AEMO’s warnings are based on assessments that deliberately exclude a range of proposed developments and other government programs aimed at ensuring reliability in the grid.

    “The latest Electricity Statement of Opportunities confirms our federal government programs, including Rewiring the Nation and the Capacity Investment Scheme, will improve the strength of the grid and reduce reliability risks.”

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