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Increased risk of power blackouts this summer

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

Sudden outages of old coal-fired power stations are expected to cause more blackouts this summer, according to an energy regulator.


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By Gareth Boreham

Source: SBS


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Sudden outages of old coal-fired power stations are expected to cause more blackouts this summer, according to an energy regulator.



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