Australia’s Energy Minister Seeks Victorian Government Fix to Avoid Blackouts

Australia’s Energy Minister Seeks Victorian Government Fix to Avoid Blackouts
Australia's Energy Minister Angus Taylor speaks during question time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. on July 4, 2019. Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images
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Sudden outages of old coal-fired power stations is expected to cause more blackouts this summer, according to an energy regulator.

Victoria must come to the table and help prevent widespread blackouts on extremely hot days this summer, the federal energy minister has declared.