Transmission towers risk Gippsland’s energy future
NEW engineering research featured in Create Digital this week confirms that overhead powerlines are no longer fit for the conditions we’re facing. The towers being built today still rely on outdated standards and they simply won’t stand up to...
NEW engineering research featured in Create Digital this week confirms that overhead powerlines are no longer fit for the conditions we’re facing. The towers being built today still rely on outdated standards and they simply won’t stand up to the more extreme weather ahead.
This is especially concerning for Gippsland, which is set to host Australia’s first offshore wind farms and take over from the Latrobe Valley as the state’s primary energy source.
You cannot build energy security on infrastructure that collapses in a storm. And when towers fail, it’s not the power companies who pay – it’s households and businesses. All of us.
That’s why Better Transmission Gippsland is calling for underground transmission. It’s not just smarter – it’s essential.
Kirra Bott, Chair, Better Transmission Gippsland