More Than 16,000 Victorian Homes Still Off-Grid After Storms

Published on February 17, 2024

Electricity workers in Victoria say 16,501 homes and businesses remain without power following storms that toppled trees and brought down powerlines on Feb. 13. Most properties without power are in Melbourne’s outer east and northern areas, as well as the eastern and north-eastern part of Victoria, according to the Feb. 17 update.  Electricity supplier AusNet Services has 16,333 affected customers in these areas. In southeast Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula, there are 144 properties still to be reconnected. Their supplier is United Energy. The storms left about 16 homes at Mirboo North in the Gippsland region uninhabitable. The Yarram and District Health Service and Korumburra Hospital in Gippsland are expected to have mains power restored on Feb. 17 evening while they run on back-up generators.  ...

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