Déjà Vu (All Over Again): Yet Another Wind Power Output Collapse Plunges 200,000 South Australian Homes into the Dark Ages

Baseball Player, Manager and great American philosopher, Yogi Berra was famous for his in-eloquent, but somehow prescient and folksy quips. Lines such as “If you come to a fork in the road, take it” and “If the people don’t want to come out to the ballpark, nobody’s going to stop them”, might leave many scratching … Continue reading Déjà Vu (All Over Again): Yet Another Wind Power Output Collapse Plunges 200,000 South Australian Homes into the Dark Ages

South Australia Set for Higher Power Prices & More Blackouts Post Hazelwood Closure

SA's vapid Premier, Jay Weatherill about to suffer another power shock. *** The Federal Large-Scale RET has just claimed another scalp in the shape of 1,600MW of reliable base-load plant at Hazelwood, Victoria - as well as more than 1,000 well-paid blue-collar jobs and an entire regional community. That loss follows hot on the heels … Continue reading South Australia Set for Higher Power Prices & More Blackouts Post Hazelwood Closure

How South Australia’s Wind Power Obsession Sent Power Prices Rocketing & Killed Grid Reliability

*** For over 15 years, the Australian wind industry, its parasites and spruikers held up South Australia as the perfect example of what a wind powered future would look like: the economic basket case even earned the mantle of ‘Australia’s wind power capital’. Now that their dreams have become a daily South Australian nightmare, it’s … Continue reading How South Australia’s Wind Power Obsession Sent Power Prices Rocketing & Killed Grid Reliability

Wind Power – Guaranteed to Double Power Prices & Destroy Once Reliable Grids

The one thing that South Australia’s vapid Premier, Jay Weatherill and his hapless sidekick, Tom Koutsantonis can never complain about from here on is a lack of attention. South Australia’s internationally renowned power pricing and supply calamity is driven by a maniacal obsession with wind power. The circumstances that led to the events on 28 … Continue reading Wind Power – Guaranteed to Double Power Prices & Destroy Once Reliable Grids

Litigators Set to Recover $Millions in Blackout Losses Caused by SA’s Wind Power Shutdown

South Australia’s ludicrous attempt to run on sunshine and breezes hit a ‘black spot’ on 28 September this year, when - yet another - totally unpredictable collapse in wind power output plunged the entire state into Stone Age darkness: ‘GUILTY’: South Australia’s Statewide Blackout Caused by Deliberate Wind Farm Shutdown Many parts of the State … Continue reading Litigators Set to Recover $Millions in Blackout Losses Caused by SA’s Wind Power Shutdown

Wind Power Becomes Political ‘Poison’ in Australia

Not so long ago - was it only a fortnight? - the wind industry, its parasites and spruikers strode the political stage like well-preened peacocks - arrogant, aloof and seemingly unflappable. Preying on school kids and warping their malleable little minds, was all in a day's work (see our post here). Feeding a constant barrage … Continue reading Wind Power Becomes Political ‘Poison’ in Australia

Dogged Wind Power Push: SA’s Premier Plays ‘Dumb’ to Victorian Premier’s ‘Dumber’

*** Terry McCrann needs no introduction to STT followers. Here he is with a typically snarky and insightful take on the wind power disaster that has befallen South Australians and which - in what can only be described as a 'bizarre, copy-cat economic and social suicide move' by CFMEU puppet, Daniel Andrews - threatens to … Continue reading Dogged Wind Power Push: SA’s Premier Plays ‘Dumb’ to Victorian Premier’s ‘Dumber’

Malcolm’s Muddle: Liberals Face Political Nightmare Over SA’s Power Crisis

*** STT can't recall political columnist, Niki Savva penning a single piece on Australia's wind industry or the Federal subsidies that brought it into existence - like a economic blood-sucking parasite. With this sharply crafted piece, Niki has set the tone among the previously indifferent press-pack. Renewable energy faces stormy weather The Australian Niki Savva … Continue reading Malcolm’s Muddle: Liberals Face Political Nightmare Over SA’s Power Crisis

Australia’s Federal RET Blown Away by South Australia’s Wind Power Disaster

Renewable strategy blowing in the spin The Australian Graham Lloyd 6 October 2016 The nation’s renewable energy strategy has officially blown a fuse. Everything is back on the table after an interim report found last week’s storm-induced statewide blackout in South Australia was the result of a dramatic, sudden loss of wind power generation. The … Continue reading Australia’s Federal RET Blown Away by South Australia’s Wind Power Disaster

South Australia’s Wind Power Debacle: Blackout Spells the End for Wind Power

*** Time for tilting at windmills is at an end (SA blackout shows need for energy security instead of windmills) The Australian Chris Kenny 8 October 2016 By plunging itself into darkness and flailing itself with prohibitive, self-imposed electricity costs, South Australia provides the nation with a critical warning about energy policy. It also demonstrates … Continue reading South Australia’s Wind Power Debacle: Blackout Spells the End for Wind Power