Thread: Big storm and no power in SA

Originally Posted by 350RRC

Even in Snowtown?

No...that was a half-arsed job!

Originally Posted by Tombie

Crow-ing are we...

Originally Posted by Narangga

Crow-ing are we...

**** no! Personally can't stand the bloody game!

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

Apparently the company that owns the plant and mine is going to pick up the tab.

This could become 'interesting'.

DL

Well, I for one am over it... So, we left Adelaide yesterday at 3am, popped over to South East Melbourne and purchased the Genset pictured, met up for lunch with Homestar on the way home, and were unloaded and in bed by half 10! Not a bad run me thinks. (What's the betting there'll be no power cuts for the next few years now!)

Originally Posted by Sitec

Well, I for one am over it... So, we left Adelaide yesterday at 3am, popped over to South East Melbourne and purchased the Genset pictured, met up for lunch with Homestar on the way home, and were unloaded and in bed by half 10! Not a bad run me thinks. (What's the betting there'll be no power cuts for the next few years now!)

I think you'll be needing it the next time winds reach about 100km/h.
Or next summer when Hazelwood is closed.

Originally Posted by Sitec

Well, I for one am over it... So, we left Adelaide yesterday at 3am, popped over to South East Melbourne and purchased the Genset pictured, met up for lunch with Homestar on the way home, and were unloaded and in bed by half 10! Not a bad run me thinks. (What's the betting there'll be no power cuts for the next few years now!)

Was great to catch up mate - that's a cracking generator, you'll be right for anything now - AC, Spa, etc while everyone else swelters.