Can New Zealand survive repeating tight electricity events?
New Zealand survived another tight electricity supply situation - the 12th so far this year. Eric Frykberg explores the situation with experts Gavin Evans, Andreas Heuser and John Carnegie
Of Interest · Eric Frykberg, Gavin Evans, Andreas Heuser, John Carnegie
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Show Notes
New Zealand survived a tight electricity supply situation on Friday morning - the 12th so far this year.
It happened after Transpower warned the residual quantum of electricity available for use was sinking towards the 200 megawatt danger mark between 7 am and 9 am.
In the end, the 200 megawatt level was not breached, and even if it reached zero, unused reserves would still be available.
But it is a predicament that keeps Transpower on constant alert, which it warned about in May and again a month later.
This subject and other energy problems are the subject of the latest interest.co.nz Of Interest podcast.