544,000 lightning strikes around Melbourne on Tuesday 13th February 2024

Posted by Paul McArdle Tuesday, February 13 2024 Topic: 2024-02-13 VIC 'Significant Power System Event'

Useful also to copy in Ben Domensino’s note here:

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Note … sometimes Ben’s articles have found their way onto WattClarity.

That’s some startling numbers:

1)  About 544,000 lightning strikes within 600km of Melbourne over a 12 hour period Tuesday 13th February 2024; and

2)  Wind gusts reaching 130km/h (helping to make sense of what happened with six downed high-voltage transmission lines + damage to sub-transmission and zone substations and so on).

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Paul McArdle
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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