Big storm and no power in SA

There was spare gas generation capacity at Pelican Point, but it wasn't turned on. Was that to push up prices and increase profits? Is this market failure?


https://www.theguardian.com/australi...urs-beforehand


Get ready NSW, you are predicted to run short of power on Friday afternoon.

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Originally Posted by bee utey

Even worse, they weren't allowed to be available by order of the AEMO.

http://disq.us/url?url=http%3A%2F%2F...s&cuid=2298278

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The second unit (240MW) at Pelican Point is not able to provide a market response under the current
rules of the National Electricity Market, (NEM) unless directed by the market operator.

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translation: our second unit is broken and we cant provide a market response of 240MW.

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Originally Posted by bee utey

Something stinks, and it's probably fossil fuel company influence.

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too hot to be wearing a tin foil hat. this isnt California.

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

There was spare gas generation capacity at Pelican Point, but it wasn't turned on. Was that to push up prices and increase profits? Is this market failure?

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thats incorrect.
PP didnt have spare capacity. its second unit it broken and hasnt produced power in 2 years.

Just because it will fire some up....
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...017/02/475.jpg

On the above point there are currently 5 under development in Australia.... the race is on!!

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Originally Posted by rover-56

Prior to Kennett selling our Hazelwood generating asset, the SEC had an ongoing maintenance and upgrade program for the generators.

Had that been allowed to continue, we would now have state of the art brown coal generating capacity equal to none. I was involved in a CSIRO program at the time to efficiently produce dry brown coal for those generators.

Instead the company who bought the plant had no incentive to continue this process, and so continued its use with minimal maintenance and maximum profit knowing that the vic. government (taxpayers) would pay if it all fell over.
Now we have a run down facility with boiler walls right on the safety limit of failure, and it is 'too expensive to maintain'

Guess who will pay for its replacement?

Terry

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There were many reasons why Kennett put the SEC into private hands (probably a C.A. subject so I ain't going there!), & I'm not saying lack of maintenance is a result, 'cause I don't know. On the other hand, the 300% "levy" that I mentioned hasn't helped (viability) either has it?
Pickles.

Turbo Tom should try reading the news. article from 2014

No Cookies | The Advertiser

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Pelican Point Power Station will cut more than half its generation capacity early next year...

The $450 million Pelican Point Power Station will effectively mothball more than half of its generation capacity from early next year,...


In a written statement to The Advertiser, plant operator GDF SUEZ Australia Energy said the 479MW power station would offer only 230MW to the national power market from early next year.


The company revealed the plant had been operating at only half capacity for more than a year.

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so when turbo tom says

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?The second unit at Pelican Point (power station) could've been turned on last night, it had gas, was ready to go and it wasn't turned on. The national market isn't working,?

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i wish him the best of luck in turning on a mothballed power station.

load shedding list has been made available.



https://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/...t-May-2016.pdf

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Originally Posted by Eevo

load shedding list has been made available.







https://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/...t-May-2016.pdf

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****ers!!!!! Not needed if they turn Northern on!

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Originally Posted by Tombie

Just because it will fire some up....

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...e_21st_century

30 Years of Oil and Gas Pipeline Spills, Mapped - CityLab

https://www.rt.com/usa/371086-worst-...ccidents-2016/


Oh and on your pictures, try harder.

http://www.snopes.com/lithium-mine-oil-sands/

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Originally Posted by Eevo

translation: our second unit is broken and we cant provide a market response of 240MW.

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Yah, suuure. Evidence, please.

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Originally Posted by Eevo

too hot to be wearing a tin foil hat. this isnt California.

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Same multinational fossil businesses here as there. Do you really think they are squeaky clean? I have some spare bridges to sell you if you do. :p