ELECTRIC POWER CONSUMPTION – SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Heat stress: power crisis hits home

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Original article by Perry Williams, Rachel Baxendale
The Australian – Page: 1 & 5 : 25-Jan-19

The Australian Energy Market Operator asked power users in Victoria and South Australia to cut their electricity usage on 24 January as the electricity grid struggled to cope with soaring temperatures. Households were urged not to use appliances such as washing machines during peak periods, while Alcoa was asked to cut production at its aluminium smelter in Victoria for around two hours in the evening. Around 20,000 households in Adelaide were hit by blackouts, although no blackouts are expected on 25 January, with a cool change due for both states.

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AUSTRALIAN ENERGY MARKET OPERATOR LIMITED, ALCOA OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED, AGL ENERGY LIMITED – ASX AGL, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY, ENERGYAUSTRALIA PTY LTD

BHP eyes coal-fired station to ease shortage

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Original article by Rebecca Puddy
The Australian – Page: 6 : 13-Sep-16

BHP Billiton is the biggest user of electricity in South Australia, and a spokesman says it is considering a range of options for its electricity requirements in the near-term. This could potentially include resuming production at Alinta Energy’s mothballed coal-fired Northern Power Station in Port Augusta. BHP could also consider the construction of a combined-cycle gas turbine to meet the energy needs of its Olympic Dam mine.

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BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, ALINTA ENERGY (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, FLINDERS POWER PTY LTD, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT, WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES