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Yallourn exit ratchets up risk of future blackouts in Victoria, SA – Sydney Morning Herald
The early closure of the Yallourn coal-fired power plant has forced authorities to declare a heightened threat of blackouts in Victoria and South Australia in less…
The federal energy market operator has declared a heightened risk of blackouts in Victoria and South Australia later this decade unless new, on-demand facilities are built to replace the Yallourn coal-fired power plant.
Following EnergyAustralias decision in March to bring forward the shutdown of Yallourn in Victorias Latrobe Valley to 2028, four years sooner than initially scheduled, updated modelling from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) points to potential electricity supply shortfalls…
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