Horror heatwave blackout fears for Victoria

**Arapiles** · 19th February 2019, 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by Homestar

Yep, it’s costing a fortune to try and keep up as a lot of the wind farms are in areas with a weak grid which just doesn’t work. It used to be these areas were low power users at the ends of the lines but now it’s the other way around and these areas are supplying massive amounts of power at times.

Ballarat and that area is more central Vic, not West. There's a large wind farm being installed just north of Horsham, and several very large solar farms between Horsham and Mildura that are either planned or approved, and my understanding was that they were being located there because of the high power transmission line that runs north of Horsham to SA. They will build connections to that and can then pump energy into the grid.

Interestingly, I was approached a while back to assist a rural local government body that had taken the view that they had enough solar and wind energy resources in their area that it was stupid to be buying energy from outside their area - as they put, it they'd generate locally and keep their money local. They worked out that the total roof area of buildings they owned was massive, so they started putting solar panels on everything and then sold the power locally.

**loanrangie** · 19th February 2019, 09:05 PM

Is that at Murra Wurra ?

**AK83** · 19th February 2019, 11:46 PM

Originally Posted by loanrangie

I'm still waiting for this horror heatwave

.

Not going to happen!

I fixed an issue I was having in my Tdi where I added a scoop to help keep it cool running on hot days with the A/C on.
It worked

so of course .. now tell 'ya grandchildren that heat waves used to be one of those phenomena that happened pre 'AK83's scoop mod'!

It's a new era .. ~35°C tops (that's where I was having issues).

**PhilipA** · 20th February 2019, 07:56 AM

As I sit here at Avoca Beach in the drizzling rain and absolutely no wind, I wonder how much solar power ( or wind power for that matter) is being produced in the entire Central Coast.
The answer to my theoretical question is NONE .

Regards Philip A

**JDNSW** · 20th February 2019, 09:23 AM

But on the other side of the sandstone curtain - not a cloud in sight, wind a bit light at 10-13knots.

**Homestar** · 20th February 2019, 10:44 AM

Originally Posted by PhilipA

As I sit here at Avoca Beach in the drizzling rain and absolutely no wind, I wonder how much solar power ( or wind power for that matter) is being produced in the entire Central Coast.
The answer to my theoretical question is NONE .

Regards Philip A

Not quite none, but certainly **** all. Even on a cloudy wet day a solar panel will produce some (but not much) electricity.

**Geedublya** · 20th February 2019, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by PhilipA

As I sit here at Avoca Beach in the drizzling rain and absolutely no wind, I wonder how much solar power ( or wind power for that matter) is being produced in the entire Central Coast.
The answer to my theoretical question is NONE .

Regards Philip A

The weather is much the same here (Mount Colah) and my solar has produced 9kWh so far here today, yesterday was a lot brighter but still mostly overcast and we totalled 50kWh. Considering my average daily usage is 19kWh I think those totals are significant.

**NavyDiver** · 20th February 2019, 02:55 PM

Partly cloudy so only Eastern side of Melb gave 19.10 kWh at work and 17.45 kWh at home. Only a few km apart.

**Arapiles** · 20th February 2019, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Is that at Murra Wurra ?

Yes, Murra Warra - and from playing footy out there when I was a kid I can confirm that it's got a good wind resource.

**loanrangie** · 20th February 2019, 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by Arapiles

Yes, Murra Warra - and from playing footy out there when I was a kid I can confirm that it's got a good wind resource.

We are doing the import and customs clearance for this project at work.

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