Victorian power bills soar after Hazelwood coal plant closure

Power bills for Victorians have soared one year on from the abrupt closure of the ailing Hazelwood power station but the state has managed to dodge large-scale blackouts and greenhouse gas emissions have dived.

Hazelwood was the biggest coal-fired power station to close in 20 years.

With fewer than six months to prepare for the demise of the brown coal-fired plant in the Latrobe Valley,  authorities had to scramble to minimise the blow from the loss of one-fifth of the state's generation capacity.

Read Cole Latimer’s story from The Age - “Victorian power bills soar after Hazelwood coal plant closure.”