23 May, 2018

Costly backup power saved east coast from blackouts, AEMO reports say

The east coast of Australia avoided a blackout last summer because companies cut their power usage at critical times, with the operator of the electricity network now calling for more control over the way large companies use power during future heatwaves.
A heatwave pushed the electricity network to its limits,
with blackout only avoided by triggering the RERT.
Two reports released by the Australian Energy Market Operator on Wednesday show the regulator believes there would have been blackouts last summer in South Australia and Victoria but was saved by triggering backup power mechanism called the Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader (RERT).


Read Cole Latimer’s story from The Age - “Costly backup power saved east coast from blackouts, AEMO reports say.”

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