A power company warns that growing electricity demand is creating an undervoltage issue as Victoria’s infrastructure struggles to keep up with the transition from gas.
why dont the power companies invest in more generation then?
Victorians transitioning from gas exacerbates growing problem of undervoltage
Submitted 3 weeks ago by Zagorath@quokk.au to melbourne@aussie.zone
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-22/victoria-undervoltage-melbourne-gas-electricity/106588882
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kurikai@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
notgold@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I hear you but in this instance its the distribution company not generation company. The distribution businesses aren’t allowed to generate or have batteries.
pHr34kY@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
You’d think that smart meters would be smart enough to report voltage drops.
Taleya@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
What happened to all that gold plating?
hanrahan@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
that was to keep supply up for air conditioning, now we’re transitioning other appliances as well.
the gold plating was needed because Aussies wouldn’t tolerate thermostats being turned down remotely for short periods, to ensure less demand. More AC is needed because of climate change
It’s like roads, we build to transport everyone into and out of town at the same time, rest of the time they sit there mostly empty, same kind of stupid thinking.
eventually it all collapses under the weight of its own stupidity but until then we have the Olympics to spend billions on /s
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
That sucks. I’m hoping renters eventually get to have solar panels on roofs and balconies like Finland and Germany do
notgold@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
aussie.zone/post/31856545
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Cheers