Must be bolitics again o_O AEMO warns of immediate gas shortfall...

Must be bolitics again

AEMO warns of immediate gas shortfall threat as cold snap, renewable lulls and outages bite

• Shortfalls 'entirely predictable'

Rick Wilkinson, the chief executive of consultancy EnergyQuest, said the risk of shortfalls was worrying for gas users but ultimately predictable. Mr Wilkinson said the security of Australia's east coast gas market had been getting worse for years as investment in new supplies dwindled. "The lack of investment, and some would say outright hostility to gas industry investment in the southern states has left south-east Australia closer to gas supply shortfalls," Mr Wilkinson said. "The margin for safety continues to be eroded. "Today's gas market operator's notice of a gas system risk or threat for the southern states is the next real example of what is to come more regularly.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-20/aemo-warns-of-immediate-gas-shortage-risks-in-se-australia/104003166#