Thread: Big storm and no power in SA

Originally Posted by Eevo

if these kind of observations are obvious to a pre-schooler....... why is it so difficult for you?

Because, unlike the pre schoolers on this forum, I've learnt a wee bit more.

Originally Posted by bee utey

Because, unlike the pre schoolers on this forum, I've learnt a wee bit more.

Originally Posted by bee utey

Oh, yes. Kindy grade observations repeated verbatim from months ago will be met with appropriate responses from now on. They were bunkum then and remain bunkum now.

Getting close to a personal attack there, please back it off a touch. This thread has run well so far, no need to change that. Putting a winky face after your post doesn't make it any less so.

a positive and a negative for SA wind power in the last few days

positive:
aggregate wind production peaked at 1,540MW last night. an all time record for SA


negative:
AEMO had to order Torrens Island to come online to stabilise the grid

SA power: Gas generators ordered on as South Australia's wind production peaked - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

From the article:

Synchronous generation is typically provided by gas, coal and hydro power plants. None of the wind farms currently operating in South Australia provide synchronous characteristics.

I believe we were heading down that path back in post 105:

Originally Posted by rovercare

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

the last time I looked at a wind turbine it was a spinning mass of copper.

Correct, but not a big enough one for grid stability, nor spun via a controlled source

AGL SA customers to be hit with 18pc price rise.

another win for renewables.

SA Great......

Originally Posted by Eevo

AGL SA customers to be hit with 18pc price rise.

another win for renewables.

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Never mind, Alan Finkel has come to the rescue...