This issue has been known for quite some time, so it sounds like they basically failed to plan ahead sufficiently. It would have been 5-10 years ago that GE pu

This issue has been known for quite some time, so it sounds like they basically failed to plan ahead sufficiently. It would have been 5-10 years ago that GE put out research warning that electricity retailers needed to shift their fee models from charging actual power usage to charging to be connected to the grid (even if you only sometimes used power). They simply really need speed up investment in infrastructure that can take up any available free power. For example, there are two large seawater desalination plants in WA that run mostly off wind power. You would think water scarcity/security would be a top priority, so building more would be a priority. There is also some opportunity for pumped hydro (far cheaper to run and maintain than coal-fired power stations) despite the lack of a prominent mountain range. Just needs someone to put up the money. https://www.arena.gov.au/assets/2018/10/ANU-STORES-An-Atlas-of-Pumped-Hydro-Energy-Storage-The-Complete-Atlas.pdf https://www.arena.gov.au/assets/2018/10/ANU-STORES-An-Atlas-...