SA closes down
It would appear that in strong winds wind turbines have to be feathered and as strong winds are generally associated with rain as well then the solar panels don’t work either.
Thus entire state of South Australia is currently without power. I see the SA Premier on TV advising people to “reach out to neighbours” Could I suggest that they “reach out to Greenies and politicians who listen to them and throttle them”
Just watch and listen now as progressives turn this SA storm into the greatest weather event ever. They need to detract us from the fact that it was no worse than we endure in Queensland every year.
Reported in The Australian – one comment from Gregory attracted my eye
This is the biggest media beatup I’ve ever read. I have been in the city and Adelaide hills all day. The weather bureau reports 22mm of rain since 9am, falling roughly over a 6 hour period. The wind has averaged 22kmh with gusts to 32kmh. This press and the bureau are just trying to make an excuse for our inept power infrastructure.Should be fun as politicians get inventive explaining how a summer storm can stop a first world city.
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“Should be fun as politicians get inventive explaining how a summer storm can stop a first world city.”
Without putting too fine a a point on it, Kev – that is bullshit.
This was a once in fifty year weather event, and the power would have gone down irrespective of how it was generated.
Transmission generally doesn’t work when towers crumple, irrespective of the generation source. Reports indicate 22 did just that. – http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/power-outages-continue-across-south-australia-as-wild-wild-lashes-the-state/news-story/388a200d1cf244463645ffd5abf31d40
My son (who lives in Clovelly Park) was born in North Queensland and lived there for decades, and tells me he’s never seen anything like it. There’s more on the way.
And it’s Autumn in SA – not Summer, by the way.
AGW denialists are desperate to exploit natural disasters, which is ironical, because they have accused the MSM of that for years. They must be spooked by this – http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-26/77pc-of-australians-believe-climate-change-occurring-survey-says/7876416
Spring – not summer…
Another view Kev, enjoy.
https://pushingrubberdownhill.com/2016/09/28/entire-australian-state-loses-its-power-grid/
Another one from Piggott
https://pushingrubberdownhill.com/2016/10/03/its-time-to-dam-the-franklin/#more-1650
Good link…thanks mate.