Electricity market operator denies being ‘asleep at the wheel’ during blackout
by Katharine Murphy Political editor from on (#2C5Q7)
Australian Energy Market Operator executive David Swift admitted to Senate committee there was an error in South Australia forecast
The Australian Energy Market Operator says it was not asleep at the wheel after another electricity shortage in South Australia on Wednesday caused blackouts for 40,000 people.
Senior managers from the electricity market operator faced combative questioning about their management of the South Australian weather event during a Senate committee hearing in Canberra on Friday.
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