Tag: Blackouts
Australia’s energy woes will not be solved by reinforcing a monopoly
Australia’s energy market has a logjam, Sean Davis/Flickr
The possibility of blackouts affecting half of Victoria has attracted plenty of attention to a document...
Australia’s electricity grid can easily support electric cars – if we get smart
Smart meters can help share the load of charging
electric cars. Chris Hunkeler/Flickr, CC BY-SA
Following opposition leader Bill Shorten’s policy announcement that 50% of new cars...
Explainer: power station ‘trips’ are normal, but blackouts are not
The Loy Yang power station ‘tripped’ early in
the year, triggering fears of a summer of blackouts. DAVID CROSLING/AAP
Tens of thousands of Victorians...
South Australia makes a fresh power play in its bid to end the blackouts
SA energy minister Tom Koutsantonis outlines his plan to make his state more energy-independent
South Australia’s government has unveiled its keenly anticipated new energy...