A major blackout left 500,000 Victorian homes without power – but it shows our energy system is resilient

  • Written by: Roger Dargaville, Director Monash Energy Institute, Monash University
A major blackout left 500,000 Victorian homes without power – but it shows our energy system is resilientLoy Yang power station Shutterstock

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...

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