Gas-fired power plants failed during NSW heatwave, report reveals
by Christopher Knaus from Environment | The Guardian on (#2DM5F)
Market regulator urgently requested aluminium smelter reduce electricity use as demand surged alongside temperatures
Gas-fired power plants failed during this month's New South Wales heatwave, forcing authorities to urgently cut demand from the Tomago aluminium smelter to prevent outages.
The record-breaking heat put enormous strain on NSW's electricity supply on Friday, 10 February, when demand peaked at 4.30pm at 14,181MW.