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Just saw a story that AEMO asked for more power from the suppliers five hours before the predicted demand surge and the suppliers sat back and did nothing. It is clear they have no authority to direct but can only ask. Suppliers will wait until they can get maximum price for their power. It cost money to fire up another turbine and have it online for a predicted peak, clearly the Pelican Point operators were trying to minimise costs.
I wonder what the response would be if some old folks died because their AC would not work. I smell a Class Action law suit brewing.
There is another news report this afternoon about mismanagement in power supply, with the suppliers bascially " gaming" the system to increase their profits.
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