The storm caused extra load on the interconnector. The power went off when the interconnector shut down. The interconnector is needed because there is inadequat

The storm caused extra load on the interconnector. The power went off when the interconnector shut down. The interconnector is needed because there is inadequate power generation within the state. There is inadequate power generation because coal generators were shutdown in favour of renewables. The South Australian Government were patting themselves on the back about their high proportion of renewable energy but the reality was they were dependent on importing coal derived electricity form interstate. The storm exposed this dependency.