Cheaper power promised, but with greater risk of transmission failure

Thursday February 11, 2021

Queensland’s power transmission network is set to be worked harder, and potentially go without maintenance, to keep costs down.

Powerlink’s transmission network covers Australia’s most decentralised and disaster-prone state. (Photo: Powerlink)

Five months ago, before the state election, transmission authority Powerlink released its 2023-2027 revenue proposal for feedback from customers and stakeholders. The cost of running Powerlink’s transmission grid accounts for almost 10 per cent of every household power bill, and executives wanted to take a cautious…

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