Tag: AEMO

Wind Farms Becalmed

AEMO slashes forecasts for wind farms as falling costs fuel solar and batteries By Daniel Mercer, ABC Energy Reporter 10th December, 2025 Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-10/aemo-isp-slashes-wind-forecasts-as-solar-batteries-rise Not a single wind farm has begun construction in Australia in 2025. (ABC News: Nathan Morris) The body that runs Australia's biggest power market has scaled back its plans for high-voltage power lines … Continue reading Wind Farms Becalmed →

A Bush Revolt

25th August, 2023 By Cait Kelly and Adam Morton, The Guardian Source; https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/23/renewable-energy-new-power-lines-for-transmission-risks-concerns Farmers and other landowners in parts of rural Victoria and NSW are prepared for a bitter fight over new lines needed to make Australia’s power grid fit for the transition to renewable energy. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian Australia urgently needs a grid upgrade – but … Continue reading A Bush Revolt →

Endless Wind Drought

The endless wind drought crippling renewables 23rd April, 2023 By Rafe Champion, Opinions, spectator.com.au Source: https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/04/the-endless-wind-drought-crippling-renewables/ The spectre of power failure is haunting Europe as Britain and Germany demonstrate that modern societies can’t run on wind and solar power. Wind droughts are the fatal flaw in the system and one can envisage a future book … Continue reading Endless Wind Drought →

Electricity Market ‘Broken’

Nationals Senator Matt Canavan says the electricity market is “broken” as he labelled the current situation as a “national disgrace”. 14th June 2022 By Joseph Huitson, Digital Reporter, Sky News Nationals Senator Matt Canavan says Australia has one of the most destructive energy policies in the world, as fellow Queenslander Amanda Stoker blames "extreme climate … Continue reading Electricity Market ‘Broken’ →

Illawarra Substation Fire

'A very dangerous operation': How the massive Illawarra substation fire unfolded 18th June 2022 By Kate McIllwain Source: https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/7785685/a-very-dangerous-operation-how-the-massive-illawarra-substation-fire-unfolded/ https://geo.dailymotion.com/player/x7206.html?video=x8bs8rx&mute=true&syndicationKey=790147&customConfig%5BcustomParams%5D=%2F21666581298%2Fillawarramercury%2Fvideo&GK_PV5_PHOTON=0about:blank The fire at a Dapto substation which caused a thick plume of black smoke to rise over the southern Illawarra over the weekend is expected to continue to burn for days. The blaze started about … Continue reading Illawarra Substation Fire →

Powerlines & Potatoes

Powerlines and potatoes: the renewable energy transmission project causing angst in central Victoria 2nd May,2022 By Tim McGlone, The Guardian Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/02/powerlines-and-potatoes-the-renewable-energy-transmission-project-causing-angst-in-central-victoria In the central highlands north-west of Melbourne, farmers are fighting plans to install 85-metre towers through their properties Many different handmade signs can be seen along properties in Victoria’s Blampied, but they send … Continue reading Powerlines & Potatoes →