NSW residents urged to cut power use as fire threatens Snowy Hydro

"The extensive bushfire activity in the Snowy Mountains and other areas of the state have had an impact on our electricity supplies,” Mr Kean said.

Mr Kean asked consumers to make sure power-hungry pool pumps were turned off, raise air conditioner thermostats to 24 or 25 degrees, refrain from using washing machines, dishwashers or dryers, and turn off appliances and lights not in use. "Should the situation worsen further and AEMO loses all reserves available and energy unavailability continues to risk impacting the security of the National Electricity Market, as a last resort, AEMO may be forced to instruct controlled load shedding in NSW," the statement said.

Source: Energy Industry News (energyindustrynews.net)

SElizaP Didn't the Turnbull government buy out the states share of the Snowy Mountains Hyro. Isn't it the federal governments responsibility?

How in the hell has this happened? Governments have had years of warming about such disasters. Why were interconnectors & sub stations not widely protected or underground. This situation is purely a failure of climate change disaster preparation over the past 10 years.

Why the fuck don’t we have other sources of pow......oh yeah...coalition

SMH could contribute in more ways than one by just shutting down.

p_hannam Swiss_Mountain Snowy Hydropower was down to 80 MW Price spike $ 14,700 per MWh Australia ClimateChange

Why the hell weren’t these essential services given priority protection from the catastrophe then engulfs the country.

bloody hell talk about overreaction what is it with u lefty’s gettin sobloody mad i’m cranken my Aircon &got my XBox on the 56 inch gEt stuffed mat kean come 4 my electricity at ur own risk u bloody lightwait

It is all coming together... No plan B and C from NSW state government? For country plan B and C I better do not ask at all Liberal ...

Wasn't SnowyHydro2 going to save our lives?

from the Minister who wants and plans to have full renewable by 2025..in NSW..another weak performing Minister like the Water & Transport Ministers..

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