10 Years on From Blackout

10 years on from blackout

REGION - Ten years ago, South Australia suffered the now infamous statewide blackout - but amid the darkness, residents from […]

SA's statewide blackout was 10 years ago — but electricity debate is still live

Energy policy has changed greatly since South Australia was left in darkness exactly 10 years ago today — but if there is a universal constant of the energy debate, it is that there is always friction over electricity.

‘Too much wind and solar’? Ten years on, South Australia tells a different story

Ten years after South Australia’s statewide blackout became a political weapon against renewables, the state now gets more than three-quarters of its electricity from renewable sources. The technology has raced ahead, even if the politics has barely moved.

It’s 10 years on, since the SA System Black

It’s Monday 28th September 2026, which means we’ve just clocked over 10 years since the SA System Black event  (on Wednesday 28th September 2016).  Like a number of others have done, here’s our short WattClarity® note to commemorate this.