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Police direct traffic around the CBD in Adelaide after the power network stopped working in 2016

Police direct traffic around the CBD in Adelaide after the power network stopped working in 2016 Source: AAP

Australia's energy regulator has warned of an increased risk of power blackouts this summer because of ageing and increasingly unreliable infrastructure. Victoria and New South Wales are particularly vulnerable because of power station closures and unplanned peak demand outages.

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Australia's energy regulator has warned of an increased risk of power blackouts this summer because of ageing and increasingly unreliable infrastructure. Victoria and New South Wales are particularly vulnerable because of power station closures and unplanned peak demand outages.

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