It took a while for Victoria to catch up with Australia’s wind power capital, South Australia when it comes to the roll-out of giant fans.

Now, just like SA – the cost of doing so is hitting home – or rather tens of thousands of Victorian homes – with a vengeance.

Soaring power costs leads to record number of disconnections in Victoria
The Age
Jason Dowling, Aisha Dow
18 February 2015

The number of homes having gas and electricity disconnected has hit staggering levels with more than 58,000 disconnections in one year and the state government ordering an urgent inquiry.

Disconnections for electricity have hit a new record with more than 34,000 homes having power shut off last financial year and more than 24,000 having gas shut off.

“These figures represent the highest disconnection rate ever recorded by the Essential Services Commission,” Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio said.

The number of…