Queensland Man Lucky to Survive After Knife Hits 11,000-Volt Cable

A south-east Queensland man is in hospital after cutting into a live 11,000-volt cable. Copper theft in Qld has tripled since 2020, costing Energex $4.5m a year.

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#Caboolture #power #outage 8 Jan 2025 21:15 AEST for about 2 minutes #energex

Brisbane storm electrocution of Manendra Kopparthi raises concerns about trees and powerlines

When Manendra Kopparthi tragically removed a fallen branch on a wet Queensland road, he was repeating a good-citizen…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/225160/

Blackout warnings for Queenslanders ahead of summer from Australian Energy Market Operator

Queenslanders are being warned of potential blackouts this summer, with the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) identifying a…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/73848/

Energy is restored in #Caboolture. #Energex
Hayes St Caboolture has power outage due to high voltage issue with Energex. No ETA for repairs. Energex number is 136262. #poweroutage #Caboolture #Energex
I registered for #SMS and #email #alerts from #Energex for my flat in #Caboolture #electricity #OutageUpdates

Nearly 3 days later, the #Energex crews appear to be making great progress getting the grid back together again.

Nice work guys.

So yesterday at around midday I rang #energex and said the power is out in #springhill4000 No it’s not, the #bot voice said to me. They even recognised my phone number and told me what street I was calling from. 2 hours later it was back on, and three big trucks were still working till 6 pm.