Electricity transmission system in Australia ‘very exposed’ to weather events

Victorian Energy Policy Centre's Bruce Mountain says the electricity transmission system in Australia is “very exposed” to weather events. Parts of regional Victoria and Melbourne on Tuesday copped severe weather which brought down power lines, leaving hundreds of thousands of Victorians without power. Victorian Emergency Management Commissioner Rick Nugent warned it could potentially take up to a week for some houses and businesses to get their power back. Mr Mountain told Sky News host Chris Kenny that the extreme weather had a “major impact” on the power system in Victoria. “A major amount of load on the transmission system was dropped.”