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"The Bureau of Meteorology this week declared a 70% chance of an El Niño
developing this year. It’s bad timing for the electricity sector, and means
Australians may face supply disruptions and more volatile energy prices.
El Niño events are associated with increased temperatures and heatwaves. These
conditions drive demand for electricity, especially in summer.
These same conditions can also mean some generators don’t produce at full
capacity. And unfortunately, the likely El Niño comes as the electricity sector
grapples with other significant headwinds.
Australia’s electricity grid may be fine this summer. But given what’s on the
horizon, it would be prudent to plan for the worst."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
