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Victorian blackouts cast misinformation over grid reliability
Electricity is so political that a technical fault was spun in erroneous directions by all sides of the renewables debate.
Matthew WarrenEnergy expertThe future of electricity is framed by three foundational themes: sustainability, affordability and reliability. We take abundant and uninterrupted energy for granted, focusing instead on ever grander emissions targets and how much they will cost.
That had an abrupt reset last week when half a million Victorian households were blacked out, some for days, when strong winds brought down power lines across the state.
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