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Is Western Australia’s current electricity blackout caused by coal and gas?

WA weather: Thousands still without power after ‘incredible’ winds sweep the state WA Today  Emma Young, 2 Oct 16 

Western Power crews worked through Sunday to restore power to about 3500 homes in Perth and the South West after Saturday’s wind winds persisted into the night.

Most affected were in the South West, though on Sunday afternoon the metropolitan outages included more than 1000 homes in Carine, 80 in North Beach, 120 in Forrestfield and 76 in Mahogany Creek, though Western Power was hoping to have these areas restored by 5.30pm.

Gusts of up to 119km/h were recorded in the South West on Saturday, uprooting trees and taking down powerlines, with more than 24,000 without power at some point during the day. Some took to social media to report hail in areas including Kwinana, Jandakot and Balcatta………….http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/wa-weather-thousands-still-without-power-after-incredible-winds-sweep-the-state-20161002-grt575.html

October 3, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | General News