I knew tassie was having electricity issues since December, and had heard things were being kept a bit hush hush.
Dams there are under 15% capacity and apparently using around 1% a week, supposedly they can run to a theoretical 6.5% but has never been done before. A few big industries have been asked to shut down and apparently are being compensated. That, plus big back-up generators are being put online would cost a fortune. Hiring a big-ass generator is costing $20mil and will cost $11mil per month to run. ouch.
http://www.premier.tas.gov.au/releases/energy_supply_update
Over 300MW of power comes from wind, which apparently operates at 40% capacity on average.
Temporary diesel and gas generators are being organised or have already been turned on, and a 200MW temporary generator puts into perspective how small a part wind really plays. You cant rely on that shit in an emergency!