Prepare for blackouts #energy

The SA labor government thinks that they will replace all gas power plants with hydrogen power plant within 3 years. I just hope we don't have 2 things happen. 1. the hydrogen conversion plants or power plant blow up. like what happened with the zeppelins 2. there are no ammonia leaks which kill people and damages environment. which happens with cold storage building all the time.

ill believe it when i see it.

im self suficiente, so i dgaf how poor the government is at delivering the bear minimum.

You may not be an ultra-prepper; but….you did identify as a “prepper”….and that is all my tinfoil heart desires.

As humans the best thing we can do for the environment is dig up carbon from the ground and put it into the air. Every single green thing on the planet relies on carbon, and every single animal relies on those plants. I wonder if there is an MRNA vaccine for stupidity.

Hopefully be right down here in Tasmania

So if it's this bad now, how bad will it be in summer when all the air conditioners are switched on?

I live in Qld .Last month I installed solar panels and a generator change over switch to the power box.
I also purchased a yamaha 6.3kva generator and 2 bushman 280L fridges that run on lpg / 240v.
I have also purchased 12V fridges / batteries for the rainy day.
I'm in the process of installing a Tesla 14.4kw battery also.
My partner thinks I'm crazy but I have followed my gut instinct to prepare for what's ahead.Not good times

Turn off ya heaters you old softy

Send a message , turn all your light on!

The power stations don't have spares, and part delivery lead times are blowing out.

Reduce power-supply to all who voted for the green-tards .. give them an experience of their future

Oligarchs

Stupid inner city Teals & Qld Greens, People are getting Stupider

All good in the seat of Ryan. Thanks Elizabeth Watson-Brown of the Greens!
No blackouts to be seen.

HEY HEISE.
STOP blaming the wind and solar systems this is 100% the fault of successive governments at both state and federal levels, the bullshite lobbyists and power executives only being concerned with the next quarter and their bonuses NOT KEEPING OUR GENERATING CAPACITY UP WITH POPULATION GROWTH AND WITH IT DEMAND.

You claim to have a functioning brain the riddle this. Our population was 20 million in 2003 and went past 25 million in 2018.
The generating capacity of our major baseload systems DID NOT GROW 1% yet basic demand grew 20%.
WHAT DOES THE BASIC CONCEPT of supply and demand economics tell us will happen in that scenario?

Here's a list to consider (MW is mega watts) It all of the power stations with capacities over 1,000 MW. Note: Torrens Island was at one point capable of 1,200 MW before they shut down the oldest part some years ago.
LOOK AT THE DATES AND AGES
Eraring (NSW) 2,880 MW built 1982 age 40 due to close 2025
Bayswater (NSW) 2,640 MW built 1982 age 40
Loy Yang A (Vic) 2,200 MW built 1984 age 38
Liddell (NSW) 2,000 MW built 1971 age 51
Gladstone (QLD) 1,680 MW built 1976 age 46
Hazelwood (Vic) 1,600 MW ALREADY SHUT DOWN
Yallourn W (Wic) 1,480 MW built 1975 age 53
Stanwell (QLD) 1,445 MW built 1993 age 29
Tarong (QLD) 1,400 MW built 1984 age 38
Mt. Piper (NSW) 1,400 MW built 1993 age 29
Vales Point B (NSW) 1,320 MW built 1978 age 44
Loy Yang B (Vic) 1,050 MW built 1993 age 29
Torrens Island B (SA) 800 MW built 1976 age 46

Power stations like car engines have a life time before they need a major rebuild. Instead of miles (or km) its years of service. Rule of thumb puts that between 20-25 years. The expectation is they will usually need a second rebuild before being utterly unreliable at 45-50 years of age. NOBODY ever expects any power station to go beyond 50 years of age. Other than being worn out just consider how much technology can change including efficiency upgrades. Hazelwood had a thermal efficiency of about 20%. Rio Tinto built one in Japan with about 42% after Fukushima.

Before you mouth off at the wind and solar people how about the billion + that's been dumped into clean coal and carbon capture. Even if they work they don't solve the generating problem and FYI – they have never be shown to actually work.

DON'T BLAME ANYBODY BUT THE governments, power executives and lobbyists for this mess. Sure if you want to slap the wind and solar people for their stupidity go ahead THEY DESERVE IT. Look at that Atlasian clown he's going to replace a power station with a battery that less than 15 minutes capacity of that power station while claiming its progress. The economics of our power industry is out of control and being run by clowns who's only decision parameter is what get's me my next bonus.

This is why people leaving the power industry are putting substantial roof top solar and/or small scale wind with batteries because they all know how FKD we are.

I told you last week we are the hare in the film Snatch – proper FKD.

What a friend we have in Greta !

In my opinion, you shouldn't be reducing your power usage.
We need the blackouts so people understand what a "green" future will be like.

Don't worry…The Green economy will save us all…will close all power stations and we will own Nothing ..so we all be better off..Enjoy.😃😇😇