Hundreds of thousands of customers were left without power as wild summer storms and searing heat took a toll on Victoria’s grid, requiring “load-shedding” to keep the system stable.
The fresh low for electricity from coal came as demand for grid power also hit a new low, compounding the pressures from renewables on traditional generators.
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