victoria needs a new powerstation now

Victoria will soon be in a power supply crisis as demand has out paced supply and we haven't even factored in the electricity required to run all these new electric vehicles.

C-minus card means we must try harder
John Wilson April 26, 2011

Electricity was the third sector of concern, with a C-minus rating, which reflected the emerging concerns about power generation. Victoria has about 9600 megawatts of power-generation capacity, 80 per cent of which is supplied by brown coal power stations that are between 25 and 45 years old. In peak periods in summer, the state requires more than 10,500 megawatts. Consequently, Victoria is in deficit, and increasingly reliant on the older brown coal power stations and supply from interstate via the national grid to provide uninterrupted supply. This is compounded by the previous state government's talk of closing the Hazelwood power station, which generates 1600 megawatts, without a realistic solution for additional base-load power. A power deficit, with a continually increasing population, means that power will become very expensive if buying surplus electricity from interstate, or in the extreme, brownouts in the suburbs could occur if the supply cannot be met. At present, Victoria does not have a publicised plan for power-generation developments.

http://m.watoday.com.au/business/cminus-card-means-we-must-try-harder-20110425-1du3u.html

Hurry up Ted and build a USC powerplant in the LV before it starts COSTING jobs