Power shortages could hit eastern Australia as energy market operator scrambles to avoid outages
by Peter Hannam from on (#60AQ3)
Aemo cancels alert on potential blackouts in Victoria but electricity shortfalls forecast to continue in Queensland and New South Wales
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Eastern Australia has faced another day of electricity shortages requiring regulators to order generators back into the market to avoid power outages and blackouts as a long cold snap rolls on.
Each of the five states in the national electricity market (Nem) - from Queensland to Tasmania - had a forecast shortfall of electricity, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator (Aemo) on Tuesday.
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