“Seasonal” Renewable Output Fail Bites Australia
10 hours ago Eric Worrall 41 Comments
Essay by Eric Worrall
“… seasonal lulls in wind and solar output has led to a big increase in the amount of gas being burnt to produce electricity. …”
AEMO warns of immediate gas shortfall threat as cold snap, renewable lulls and outages bite
By energy reporter Daniel Mercer
Posted Thu 20 Jun 2024 at 4:09pmThursday 20 Jun 2024 at 4:09pm, updated Thu 20 Jun 2024 at 6:41pm
In short: The Australian Energy Market Operator has warned of immediate gas supply risks across south eastern Australian.
The warning comes following increased demand for gas amid a cold snap, lower green power generation and supply problems.
What’s next? AEMO says the risk of supply shortages on peak demand days is likely to stay in place until September 30.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/06/23/cold-weather-gas-shortages-renewable-output-falls-bite-australia/
