Power play

WESTERN Victorian households have so far not had their electricity supply interrupted despite a price cap being set by AEMO to influence power generators in the market. Powercor owns and maintains power lines, substations and street lights and distributes power throughout western Victoria. Photo: GLENN GUY.

By Lizzie Hallam

June 15, 2022 | 4:00 PM

ELECTRICITY supply to western Victorian households has so far been uninterrupted despite speculation that the price cap of $300 megawatts per hour set by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) this week, could lead to power interruptions.

Western Victoria’s power is distributed by Powercor, with spokesman Jordan Oliver confirming on Wednesday that despite energy security and market pressures culminating in the setting of the price cap, there had been no interruption to supply.