Sir Francis
Displaced person
The station with 8 tall stacks is Hazelwood. Much much older design. One of the oldest and least efficient plants in the valley. Was initially scheduled to be decommissioned about 15 years ago when I first started calling on them. Usually has 1-3 turbines out of action. Think the new owners are just keeping it going to collect a global warming grant from the govt to shut it down.
I always smile as the meeja show the newer chunky stacks with all the white stuff pouring out whenever they say global warming or pollution - the white stuff is steam, the stacks are scrubbers/coolers, the skinny stack to the left with nothing visible coming out is the one pumping the nasty into the air.
I always smile as the meeja show the newer chunky stacks with all the white stuff pouring out whenever they say global warming or pollution - the white stuff is steam, the stacks are scrubbers/coolers, the skinny stack to the left with nothing visible coming out is the one pumping the nasty into the air.