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"Half a million homes and businesses in Victoria were left without power late
on Tuesday following a major power outage. The disruption occurred when severe
winds knocked over several high-voltage electricity transmission towers,
causing all four units of the Loy Yang A coal-fired power station to trip and
go offline.
Victorian Energy Minister Lily D'Ambrosio described the blackout as “one of the
largest outage events in the state’s history”.
The event has prompted questions about the reliability of the state’s
electricity grid. But it’s important to note these extreme winds would have
seriously disrupted any power system. It has little to do with the mix of
renewable energy and conventional fossil fuels.
As climate change worsens, we have much work ahead to ensure our electricity
grids cope with severe weather events. But in this case, the fact that a
complete system blackout was avoided is testament to the resilience of the
system."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
