Thousands of households are without power along the New South Wales east coast as a severe storm passes over, but much of the state has been spared from damage so far.
More than 11,000 customers are without power in western Sydney and the Illawarra region and hundreds more have been disconnected on the Central Coast and in the Upper Hunter.
A severe thunderstorm warning for damaging winds and large hailstones is still in place for areas including Port Macquarie, Taree, Newcastle, Maitland, Tamworth and Gunnedah.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-09/sydney-weather-thunderstorm-moves-across-nsw/9315590
So much for renewable energy being the cause of the SA blackout!
