Article
Closing Victoria’s Hazelwood power station is no threat to electricity supply
Publisher
Brown coal
Greenhouse gases
Plant shutdowns
Electricity
Energy resources
Power resources
Victoria
Latrobe Valley
Description
Earlier this year, Engie, the majority owner of Hazelwood, flagged it was considering closing or selling the plant.
There are many factors that would be contributing to their deliberation. These include, but are not limited to, the plant’s age, changes in the electricity market, and an erosion of the social license to operate, courtesy of long running campaigns from environment groups such as Environment Victoria.
Read the full article on The Conversation
Publication Details
Copyright:
The Conversation Media Group Ltd 2016
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
4 Nov 2016
