Energy Australia fined $1.5 million after 2018 workplace death at Yallourn Power Station

Graeme Edwards worked for the power station for more than 30 years. (Supplied: Edwards Family)

The family of a Yallourn Power Station worker killed while performing routine maintenance in 2018 has labelled WorkSafe Victoria's initial decision not to prosecute Energy Australia as "cruel".

The power station operator was today fined $1.5 million in relation to the worker's death, which it conceded at a plea hearing was "avoidable" and "preventable".