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Loy Yang A | Image: Marcus Wong<\/a>, CC BY-SA 3.0,<\/p><\/div>\n

Coal power in Victoria accounts for approximately 13% of the National Electricity Market\u2019s gas and coal capacity, but 32% of its gas and coal breakdowns says The Australia Institute (TAI).<\/p>\n

A new report from TAI states Victoria\u2019s gas and coal power fleet is the most unreliable in Australia; with Loy Yang A and Yallourn W the least reliable coal plants in the country by number of breakdowns.<\/p>\n

Since TAI’s Gas & Coal Watch<\/a> started in 2017, there have been 185 breakdowns at gas and coal plants, with 64 occurring at Victorian power stations. Yallourn W has been labeled the least reliable coal fired power plant in Australia by breakdowns per unit of capacity (17.9 breakdowns per GW), while Loy Yang A’s Unit 2 was the worst performing unit (10 breakdowns).<\/p>\n

Solar Power Can Take The Heat<\/h2>\n

The TAI says the solution to Victoria’s “energy trilemma” of reliability, price and pollution is more renewables and energy storage. 40% of Victoria\u2019s coal power was out of action during a heatwave early this year, but solar energy soldiered on<\/a> in the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cSolar power has consistently stepped up as gas and coal plants failed. While coal becomes less reliable in the heat, on hot days Australians can count on solar power for a consistent supply of electricity,” says<\/a> Richie Merzian, Director of The Australia Institute Climate & Energy Program. \u201cIt\u2019s time for Victoria to expedite the transition to clean energy and that means shutting down its brown coal fired power stations over the next decade.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

No doubt the Greens will heartily agree. Yallourn Power Station, which also emits the highest level of climate pollution per unit of energy of any power station in the country, is currently to keep generating until its announced closure in 2032. The Victorian Greens want Yallourn gone within a decade<\/a> and with a staged shutdown to begin next year. The party will be holding a rally<\/a> on the steps of Victoria’s Parliament this morning as part of its Replace Yallourn campaign.<\/p>\n

As for Loy Yang A – its troubles are continuing. Unit 2 (550 MW capacity)<\/span> was knocked out of action on 18 May 2019 after an electrical short caused damage to the generator’s stator and rotor components. AGL originally expected it would take between two to four months to carry out repairs, but recently announced<\/a> the outage on Unit 2 may extend seven months.<\/p>\n

The TAI’s full report – Breaking brown: Gas and coal plant breakdowns in Victoria – can be viewed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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