Power struggle: Coalition pledge to scrap towers sparks bill warning
Brisbane Times / The Age
A Coalition plan to scrap a power transmission line in the state's west has prompted warnings it would add hundreds of dollars to household power bills. This week the opposition made an election pledge to cancel VNI West, a planned transmission line that would provide Victoria's energy system with a new connection poin
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“Yallourn isn't closing because of renewable energy, but because it's getting old and less reliable and costs too much.”
“We would be taking away what appears to be one of the essential parts of the transition plan...”
“The impact on prices far outweighs the cost of building the transmission.”
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