Loy Yang power station Shutterstock February 13, 2024 A major blackout left 500,000 Victorian homes without power – but it shows our energy system is resilient Roger Dargaville, Monash University 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.
David Crosling/AAP October 9, 2022 The end of coal-fired power is in sight, even with private interests holding out Bruce Mountain, Victoria University Privatising electricity assets was thought to be good for taxpayers. But it has made the transition to renewables much harder.
Shutterstock September 30, 2022 So long, Loy Yang: shutting Australia’s dirtiest coal plant a decade early won’t jeopardise our electricity supply Tim Nelson, Griffith University Loy Yang A power station burns brown coal – an inefficient source of electricity that doesn’t stand a chance competing against renewables.