Nous Report, into blackout of 16th January 2007

Posted by Paul McArdle Tuesday, January 16 2007 Topic: 2007 - 16th January - Bushfires and Victoria's blackout

Back on 16th January 2007 Victoria experienced a significant blackout to power supplies.  I posted this initial review the next day, and then followed with more notes in March 2007.

As noted here later, the NOUS Group were commissioned by Victoria’s Department of Primary Industry to conduct a review of what happened, and why – with a focus on opportunities for improvement.

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The report “16 January 2007 – electricity supply interruptions in Victoria – What happened and why, Opportunities and recommendations“ (image above) was published in October 2007 as one of a number of reports published about this event (although many of the links included in that post have since been broken due to organisational structure changes and the like).

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Paul was one of the founders of Global-Roam in February 2000. He is currently the CEO of the company and the principal author of WattClarity. Writing for WattClarity has become a natural extension of his work in understanding the electricity market, enabling him to lead the team in developing better software for clients. Before co-founding the company, Paul worked as a Mechanical Engineer for the Queensland Electricity Commission in the early 1990s. He also gained international experience in Japan, the United States, Canada, the UK, and Argentina as part of his ES Cornwall Memorial Scholarship.

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