{"id":62884,"date":"2022-06-14T19:27:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T00:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=62884"},"modified":"2022-06-14T19:27:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T00:27:45","slug":"thousands-of-homes-in-sydney-plunged-into-darkness-as-energy-shortage-plagues-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=62884","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of Homes in Sydney Plunged Into Darkness As Energy Shortage Plagues Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A stock image of an electricity tower going through a rural property in Sydney, Tuesday, October 17, 2017. (AAP Image\/Brendan Esposito)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Thousands of Homes in Sydney Plunged Into Darkness As Energy Shortage Plagues Australia<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Thousands of homes on Australia\u2019s east coast were plunged into darkness on Monday as electricity suppliers struggled to meet demand as the country teeters on the edge of an\u00a0energy<\/a>\u00a0shortage.<\/p>\n

On Monday night, multiple areas in Sydney\u2019s north and along the affluent Northern Beaches were sent into darkness, after the energy market operator warned of power disruption across the states of New South Wales and Queensland.<\/p>\n

Affected suburbs include Beacon Hill, Frenchs Forest, Narraweena, Cromer and Dee Why in New South Wales (NSW), according to Ausgrid\u2014Australia\u2019s largest electricity distributor on the east coast. Power was available later in the day.<\/p>\n

Households were encouraged to use less power as leading energy provider Powerlink Queensland warned of an \u201cunusual combination\u201d of unexpected generator outages plus cool winter temperatures and high demand for electricity.<\/p>\n

\u201cGas supplies are sufficient however very high gas prices means [the\u00a0Australian Energy Market Operator<\/a>] has already triggered its market generation response mechanisms,\u201d Powerlink\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) on Tuesday\u00a0confirmed<\/a>\u00a0that some energy generators have \u201crevised their market availability\u201d in NSW and Queensland due to a new $300\/MWh price cap, a result of increased wholesale electricity prices.<\/p>\n

In the gas markets, gas prices\u00a0remained<\/a>\u00a0capped at $40\/GJ after reaching cumulative high price thresholds in Victoria and Sydney.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a consequence of the administered price cap in Queensland, AEMO has seen generation bids reduce,\u201d AEMO\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0in a media release on Monday. \u201cThe price cap \u2026 will only remain in place if the cumulative price threshold is still exceeded.\u201d<\/p>\n

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