Adelaide Storms

[Pakenhamsaint]

Does South Australia have an unsustainable reliance on the national electricity market to make up for the shortfalls of renewable energy?

In this case it makes zero difference. The transmission lines went down causing an issue. The network shut down as desgined to protect it. It doesnt matter what type of generator was on the end of the transmission line the same thing would of happened

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Is the power still out in places? I'd be ****ing livid at missing the grand final.

 

[brucetiki]

Is the power still out in places? I'd be ******* livid at missing the grand final.

Only in woop woop where the poles were destroyed.

Main issue now is flooding. Port Wakefield Rd is closed because of the flooding, with some lengthy detours in place.

 

[Demosthenes]

I don't have any information, just an engineering degree and some industry exposure.

Also that article doesn't say anything meaningful, given:
'It might not be what happened but the report suggests this could have been the cause.

It is important to note that the Australian Energy Market Operator says the damage to the system was so catastrophic that it would have shut down no matter what the energy mix was in South Australia yesterday.'

But it could at least motivate some additional looking at the risks.

I think both sides of the debate are skewing the discussion to serve them.

It is fair to say that power being sourced from renewables was, in and of itself, irrelevant to this particular disaster.

However it is also fair to say that the shift to renewable energy in recent years has made SA's power supply less secure and more reliant on interstate flows.

Whilst it would be idiotic to blame renewables for this disaster, it raises the reasonable question about how a finite budget for electricity infrastructure should be spent. Converting to renewables is all very well, but you can't neglect investment in energy security. It's not as sexy as going green, but we're currently seeing how important it is.

 

[Smeg Head]

I think both sides of the debate are skewing the discussion to serve them.

It is fair to say that power being sourced from renewables was, in and of itself, irrelevant to this particular disaster.

However it is also fair to say that the shift to renewable energy in recent years has made SA's power supply less secure and more reliant on interstate flows.

Whilst it would be idiotic to blame renewables for this disaster, it raises the reasonable question about how a finite budget for electricity infrastructure should be spent. Converting to renewables is all very well, but you can't neglect investment in energy security. It's not as sexy as going green, but we're currently seeing how important it is.

It is slightly relevant, as it is much harder to keep the renewable generation in phase, this is what caused the shutdowns apparently, the power coming out what desyncing, something like that.

 

[Frank Bunn]

More blackouts in SA today. What a **** up.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-08/sa-heatwave-forces-rolling-blackouts/8252512

 

[Flash of power]

More blackouts in SA today. What a **** up.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-08/sa-heatwave-forces-rolling-blackouts/8252512

And the state government are blaming everyone else, time to go Jay Weatherill and your cronies.