South Australian blackout 'nothing to do with renewable energy': experts

By Heath Aston
Updated September 29 2016 - 11:18pm, first published 8:37pm
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull both raised concerns with South Australia's energy infrastructure on Thursday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull both raised concerns with South Australia's energy infrastructure on Thursday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
A damaged transmission police in Adelaide following storms on Wednesday Sept 29. Photo: Twitter/Vic_Rollison
A damaged transmission police in Adelaide following storms on Wednesday Sept 29. Photo: Twitter/Vic_Rollison
The storm that hit Adelaide on Wednesday.  Photo: Bureau of Meteorology
The storm that hit Adelaide on Wednesday. Photo: Bureau of Meteorology
The storm passes through Woomera in SA's north on Wednesday morning. Photo: Bureau of Meteorology
The storm passes through Woomera in SA's north on Wednesday morning. Photo: Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia's use of renewable energy faced questions following a statewide blackout on Wednesday, but experts say the there is no connection. Photo: Nicolas Walker
South Australia's use of renewable energy faced questions following a statewide blackout on Wednesday, but experts say the there is no connection. Photo: Nicolas Walker

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has put Australia's renewable energy mix up for discussion as a political storm unleashed by the blackout in South Australia forced experts to insist the statewide electricity failure had "absolutely nothing" to do with that state's heavy reliance on wind power.