Rolling blackouts, NSW & ACT

[bob10]

But don't worry NSW, Qld has your back.

NSW, ACT faces rolling power blackouts as system fails to cope (http://thenewdaily.com.au/weather/2017/02/10/nsw-power-blackouts/?utm_source=Responsys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20170210_PM_Update)

[bob10]

National Forecast | TheNewDaily Weather (http://weather.thenewdaily.com.au/national-forecast?utm_source=Responsys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20170210_PM_Update)

[Homestar]

Bad idea to shut power off to a smelter. If the pot line cools and hardens, it will cost millions and take months to get it back on line. When the powers failed at Portland one of the lines went down and they still hasn't got it back on yet and it almost forced the company to the wall.

Could cost a lot of jobs short or long term so people can keep their ****y cheap AC's running.

[bob10]

Bad idea to shut power off to a smelter. If the pot line cools and hardens, it will cost millions and take months to get it back on line. When the powers failed at Portland one of the lines went down and they still hasn't got it back on yet and it almost forced the company to the wall.

Could cost a lot of jobs short or long term so people can keep their ****y cheap AC's running.

Hopefully the NSW Government will make those smelters high priority for power. Along with hospitals, and aged homes.

[bob10]

This is serious. No travelling at all in high risk areas. The Aluminium smelter has power cut first.

Fire risk in NSW 'as bad as it gets' (http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2017/02/11/fire-risk-in-nsw-as-bad-as-it-gets/?utm_source=Responsys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20170212_Sunday_Best)

[JDNSW]

The Sir Ivan Fire near Leadville is now at 'Emergency Warning' level.

John