Strung along
Broken Hill's renewable generators proved useless when put to the test
The Silverton Wind Farm and Broken Hill Solar plant were supposed to produce enough electricity to power 117,000 homes. They are supported by AGL's 50 MWh battery facility at Pinnacles Place, one of the largest in Australia.
Yet Broken Hill, population 19,000, has been in a semi-permanent state of blackout since a storm brought down the transmission line…
