
Summer blackouts likely if reliable power not secured: regulator
Australians living and operating businesses in eastern states can expect a higher risk of blackouts this summer, especially in Victoria.
Australians living and operating businesses in eastern states can expect a higher risk of blackouts this summer, especially in Victoria.
South Australia’s record-breaking temperatures have reignited the political battle over the state’s electricity grid, after the diesel generators purchased by the previous Labor Government were brought online by the market operator to meet high demand.
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The energy market operator has released a report on the state of Australia’s electricity system. It couldn’t be blunter if it tried: the market has failed, writes David Blowers from the Grattan Institute.