Big storm and no power in SA

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Originally Posted by vnx205

With a generator that big, I assume you are planning on recouping some of the cost by allowing several of your neighbours to plug in extension leads. :)

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What a thought, set up his own local supply company.
Hey, Simon, you could make some money out of this. A regular income as well.

He could outsell SA Power Networks on a pledge of continuous reliable supply...on a winner!

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Originally Posted by Homestar

Spa...... :D

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Noooo! Its bad enough that Wifetec wants a pool!! :p

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Originally Posted by Sitec

Noooo! Its bad enough that Wifetec wants a pool!! :p

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Simon, take a look at these....

Easy to install, no fencing required..

http://shippingcontainerpools.com.au

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Originally Posted by 350RRC

Only glanced at the front page of the Age this morning, so it seems that the demolition of Hazlewood and rehab of the mine site is going to cost $750 M.

I can't stand that paper anymore, so didn't read beyond the comment about the 'true cost of carbon' or some such.

Question is who's going to pay for this, why shut the mine and not build a more modern, efficient coal fired generator using the coal there until renewables can really take up the slack?

I won't make any black hole jokes.

DL

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The company which owns it took the decision to close rather than upgrade it, I think. That's privatisation for you.

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Originally Posted by Tombie

Simon, take a look at these....

Easy to install, no fencing required..

SHIPPING CONTAINER POOLS

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BRILLIANT idea!

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

The company which owns it took the decision to close rather than upgrade it, I think. That's privatisation for you.

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Considering it was originally commissioned in the mid 1960's and was designed to last until 1990 it's done pretty well. The first PLE (Plant Life Extension) was conducted from 1987 through to 1991 on all 8 Units. I was part of the Turbine Gang on Unit 2 back in late '87. This PLE was designed to get it to 1998 before closing.

It's since had 2 more and it's a bit like Grandads Axe now, but everything that's been replaced has been replaced with pretty much the same technology over the years just newer bits.

It's had a long hard life and at some point it needed to be shut down. Not saying this year is the right time, but the writings been on the wall a loooong time. It's over 50 years old now, someone had to make the decision.

I'll miss it when it's gone - it's such a recognisable part of the landscape and it was one of the best places I woked while at the SEC. The plant was well designed and easy to work on - very different to both Morwell and Yalloun Power Stations (Never worked at Loy Yang PS, only the Open Cut there) I'll always have fond memories of my time there.

The reasons it has never been replaced with something newer over the years certainly can't be discussed here.

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Originally Posted by Homestar

Considering it was originally commissioned in the mid 1960's and was designed to last until 1990 it's done pretty well. The first PLE (Plant Life Extension) was conducted from 1987 through to 1991 on all 8 Units. I was part of the Turbine Gang on Unit 2 back in late '87. This PLE was designed to get it to 1998 before closing.

It's since had 2 more and it's a bit like Grandads Axe now, but everything that's been replaced has been replaced with pretty much the same technology over the years just newer bits.

It's had a long hard life and at some point it needed to be shut down. Not saying this year is the right time, but the writings been on the wall a loooong time. It's over 50 years old now, someone had to make the decision.

I'll miss it when it's gone - it's such a recognisable part of the landscape and it was one of the best places I woked while at the SEC. The plant was well designed and easy to work on - very different to both Morwell and Yalloun Power Stations (Never worked at Loy Yang PS, only the Open Cut there) I'll always have fond memories of my time there.

The reasons it has never been replaced with something newer over the years certainly can't be discussed here.

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Running at reduced generation they have had 95+% up time of late, run as it should not thrashed within an inch of its life for every last megawatt

Also Morwell power station was great to work on, I spent a few years there, very diverse, as an aside, I see there is a tender for the demolition of the briquette factories in the express

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

The company which owns it took the decision to close rather than upgrade it, I think. That's privatisation for you.

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Thats politics for you, I think you mean....triple the coal levy, government always trying to take what it can....unions and wage push and greens, all have part the blame

Run to ruins, after being sold, when it should of been a non event and kept in the publics hands and we would have nice, relatively new supercritical brown coal fired boilers and none of this saga would of unfolded, we would of just progressed as it should