Approximately 500,000 Victorians experienced blackouts on Tuesday night, highlighting the vulnerability of Australia's electricity transmission system to weather events. Bruce Mountain from the Victorian Energy Policy Centre emphasized the system's “very exposed” status, while Sky News host Andrew Bolt criticized the Victorian government's “mad push” to renewables. The state's infrastructure's inability to withstand a single storm has raised concerns. Energy experts, including The Australian's Environmental Editor Graham Lloyd, have pointed out that “resilience is the key”. Many Victorians have been without power for over 24 hours, with warnings that restoration could take much longer. Calls for emergency payments for those affected have emerged. Additionally, Victoria has suffered from bushfires, with 44 homes confirmed destroyed in the west, affecting communities like Pomonal, where half of the residents have been impacted. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has announced support payments for victims of the power outages and updated on the assistance for those impacted by the fires.
With tens of thousands of Victorians still without power, Jacinta Allan has announced the government has activated support payments for those with prolonged outages. https://t.co/3yX5tklhjK
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has given an update on the support being offered to those who fell victim to power outages as a result of this week’s heavy-duty storms. https://t.co/Gk4xnUogsd
Victoria fires destroy 44 homes with as many as half of Pomonal residents affected, premier says https://t.co/bM3yrjL8mF
When thousands of Victorians lost power this week when a storm destroyed transmission towers, Kate Nottingham’s lights still worked. Here's why. https://t.co/aVgoysx1uX
The official count of properties destroyed by bushfires in Victoria's west has risen to 44, Premier Jacinta Allan said.
Victoria fires: 25 homes confirmed destroyed in ‘almost apocalyptic’ scenes in Grampians https://t.co/0UatFVWuQa
Victoria fires: 25 homes confirmed destroyed in Grampians communities https://t.co/qggHbRPUPi
There are calls for Victorians affected by widespread power outages this week to receive emergency payments. https://t.co/ZsqtT8rjEr
Victorians who have spent the last 24 hours without power have been hit with the bombshell that it could take much longer to have their electricity restored. https://t.co/JA1ySpLmoO
The Australian’s Environmental Editor Graham Lloyd says Victoria’s power outage confirms what energy experts have been saying for some time, which is “resilience is the key”. https://t.co/xuLERBBYwL
OPINION: If hundreds of thousands of Victorians weren’t so focused on when their power will return, they may be asking how one storm can so badly cripple the state’s infrastructure? > https://t.co/pQVMEtvAfI https://t.co/LpvD0GTUhs
Sky News host Andrew Bolt has slammed the Victorian government’s “mad push” to renewables after approximately 500,000 people in the state experienced blackouts on Tuesday night. https://t.co/FyZ4bNB1my
Victorian Energy Policy Centre's Bruce Mountain says the electricity transmission system in Australia is “very exposed” to weather events. https://t.co/PJKAz0ycDD