Coming hot weather prompts Australian Energy Market Operator to predict shortfall in electricity supplies for NSW and Queensland
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South-eastern Australia will endure its first big heatwave of the season in the coming days, elevating fire risks and potentially straining the power grid in some states.
Dean Narramore, a senior Bureau of Meteorology forecaster, said day and nighttemperatures will be as much as 8-14C hotter than usual for this time of year.
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