bell bay keeps eye on energy - energy storage companies

Bell Bay aluminum said it is in talks with Hydro Tasmania to reduce energy use as more speculation grows, and it will continue to monitor the energy situation in the state of Tasmania.
Opposition leader Brian Green said he was told that the state's largest energy user was talking about reducing energy load as energy storage levels in the state of Hydro Tasmania fell below 20.
A spokeswoman for Bell Bay aluminum declined to comment, but said the company was "in close contact with Hydro Tasmania on the issue ".
Any negotiations with large energy users could be "prudent", Green said, but he was worried that the energy situation would lead to unemployment.
Earlier this month Temco, a manganese smelter, reached a commercial agreement with Hydro to reduce energy load, and Matthew Groom, the energy minister, said it would not affect its production.
The state's energy levels have fallen by 1, the groom announced on Monday.
1 to 18 points.
This is partly due to record drought conditions, he said.
The government continues to seek additional emergencies, including maintaining close contact with major industrial users and looking for additional temporary energy generation, he said.
Mr. MAFF said that hydro reiterated its recommendation that it assume that water storage at the end or beginning of April is expected to reach a low of 14% for a long time
Average rainfall.
He said the union of the Tamar Valley Power Station
After starting up last week, the cycle unit continued to run at full capacity, and efforts to fix the faulty Basslink cable were still on track.
The ship, called Ile de Rey, was scheduled to leave Geelong yesterday for the faulty site.
He acknowledged that the effort to fix the fault found in December 20 was a complex operation and that he could not rule out further delays.