MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s power market operator said on Wednesday it has lined up extra power reserves to help keep the lights on during what is expected to be a hot, dry summer that could stress the country’s ageing coal-fired plants. FILE PHOTO: The Liddell coal-fired power station is pictured in the Hunter Valley, north of Sydney, Australia, April 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Reed The Australian Bureau of Meteorology warned last week that the summer, which runs from December through February, is likely to be hotter and drier than normal, increasing the chances of heat waves and bushfires. “These risks add to the deteriorating reliability of some of the older coal generation plants,” Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) Chief Executive Audrey Zibelman said in a statement. Coal-fired plants provide the bulk of Australia’s energy but along with natural gas fired-plants are crucial to back up growing supplies of wind and solar power, especially in the evenings. To prepare for potential power plant outages at a time when power demand is expected to soar for airconditioning, the market operator has secured 125 megawatts (MW) of reserves, including off-market generation and demand management agreements, where industrial customers are paid to cut energy use… Read full this story
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