'Every megawatt counted': How NSW dodged major outages amid record demand

While crews have not been able to access the whole region, "they believe there is no significant damage to the main assets", Mr Kean said.

NSW was also "separated" from Victoria with the interconnector between the two states shutting off, sending spot market prices for electricity to their maximum of $14,700 per megawatt-hour, compared to sub-$100 in normal times. Two potlines were turned off at the Tomago aluminium smelter – the plant near Newcastle typically accounts for about 10 per cent of NSW demand – to help balance supply and demand.

p_hannam Eskom_SA take note

p_hannam There should never had been any risk. Extremely poor Climate Change Disaster Planning. Any at risk lines & sub-Stations should have had wider breaks or been underground. Governments have had 20 years to plan for this. Total dereliction of duty to this nation.

p_hannam Again pot lines at Tomago aluminium smelter turned off just like in 2017? NSWFires So no lessons were learnt. The GSC gscsydney wants perpetual immigration growth to 8 million. NSW’s privatized giveaway coal plant causes load shedding in extreme weather

p_hannam Many thanks to the climate cult who not only made these fires as bad as they are, but are causing blackouts and skyrocketing power prices. All so you muppets can say 'zomg I'm saving the planet, derp derp.'

p_hannam Only because you had to ask everyone to stop using electricity, it was nothing to do with the powers in charge/owners/etc, it was the people, people power again helping rather than what electricity companies are paid (hefty amounts) to do.

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