Victoria faces a higher risk of blackouts this summer due to a...

Victoria faces a higher risk of blackouts this summer due to a shortage of reserve power in the national energy market.
Australia's energy market operator, AEMO, has warned that the nation faces an "increased risk of energy shortfall over the next 10 years", and that the biggest risk of blackouts is in Victoria and South Australia in 2017-18.
The risk of power shortfalls over the next decade is driven by the possibility of extended summer heatwaves, and the risk of an unplanned loss of output from major generation sources, including coal-fired power, wind and solar.
"The overall responsiveness and resilience of the system is at risk," the market operator said in its 10-year forecast of the nation's energy outlook, released on Wednesday.

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