Excellent work, Chris and Aidan. Another example of government processes in Australia descending to third-world standards, but with failures hypocritically disguised behind a smokescreen of false ‘accountability’.
I gather the Commonwealth Government is preparing to gut the little substance remaining in its Freedom of Information Act to facilitate cover-up of its own failures, to match the NSW outcome reported here.
Focus upon repeal of the current legislative ban on the use of nuclear as an option within our power generation mix, coincident with adoption of a sensible Energy Policy that's fair to all concerned, including the unreliables. Is market driven with advance commitment via AEMO auction 30-days in advance, technology agnostic, excludes anti-competitive subsidies, requires clearly defined QOS performance standards together with substantial $penalties for failure to meet same, would bring this stupidity to an end sooner rather than later.
All true Jim, and I’d go further: AEMO holding rolling auctions will not solve the structural flaw, in that renewables can pick and choose when to sell power into the grid without the burden of supporting the system when they are not “running”. Renewables should have to pay for their transmission costs into the core transmission grid or, better, the pricing regime should mandate a levellised 24-hour price that reflects 24/7 availability, ie, non-renewables (including in future nuclear) would become more competitive by their 24hr availability.
I find this extraordinary. Notwithstanding the importance of energy security to national security, this appears to be a smokescreen for the ongoing abuse of taxpayer funds in the pursuit of ideology.
The comic element of the so-called transformation of the national power grid and its related, inevitable price rises is that people vote for it. Most of the population believe the climate change theory, and any politician who offers an alternative loses. Things might change in the 2030s, when supply becomes erratic as the 24/7 generators close down.
It is very telling that these figures were not released.
If these renewable projects stacked up commercially, (IE were not extortionately expensive for unreliable energy production at eye waveringly expensive prices), the government would be falling over itself to get them out. The fact they flat out refuse to publish the figures tells us those numbers are not good.
If there are numbers in the first place! Given that the majority of Labor MP's at both state and federal level appear to be more student union members than serious politicians weighing up what is in the best interests of the state and nation, I would not be at all surprised to discover those numbers there are are more back of a beer mat guesses than serious efforts to accurately conduct a serious cost benefit analysis of those projects.
Excellent work, Chris and Aidan. Another example of government processes in Australia descending to third-world standards, but with failures hypocritically disguised behind a smokescreen of false ‘accountability’.
I gather the Commonwealth Government is preparing to gut the little substance remaining in its Freedom of Information Act to facilitate cover-up of its own failures, to match the NSW outcome reported here.
Thank you. The climate scam is incredible. Electricity cost 2 cents per kw hour decades ago and it's now 32. I HATE Treasuries and "economic reform'.
How fortunate for the "powers that be" have NO opposition to their reckless pursuit to cover up their stupidity.
Where is Australia's Trump like character.
Nice work Aidan. The more they hide, the more dishonest they look.
An indictment of the first order. Next steps?
Focus upon repeal of the current legislative ban on the use of nuclear as an option within our power generation mix, coincident with adoption of a sensible Energy Policy that's fair to all concerned, including the unreliables. Is market driven with advance commitment via AEMO auction 30-days in advance, technology agnostic, excludes anti-competitive subsidies, requires clearly defined QOS performance standards together with substantial $penalties for failure to meet same, would bring this stupidity to an end sooner rather than later.
All true Jim, and I’d go further: AEMO holding rolling auctions will not solve the structural flaw, in that renewables can pick and choose when to sell power into the grid without the burden of supporting the system when they are not “running”. Renewables should have to pay for their transmission costs into the core transmission grid or, better, the pricing regime should mandate a levellised 24-hour price that reflects 24/7 availability, ie, non-renewables (including in future nuclear) would become more competitive by their 24hr availability.
I find this extraordinary. Notwithstanding the importance of energy security to national security, this appears to be a smokescreen for the ongoing abuse of taxpayer funds in the pursuit of ideology.
The comic element of the so-called transformation of the national power grid and its related, inevitable price rises is that people vote for it. Most of the population believe the climate change theory, and any politician who offers an alternative loses. Things might change in the 2030s, when supply becomes erratic as the 24/7 generators close down.
It is very telling that these figures were not released.
If these renewable projects stacked up commercially, (IE were not extortionately expensive for unreliable energy production at eye waveringly expensive prices), the government would be falling over itself to get them out. The fact they flat out refuse to publish the figures tells us those numbers are not good.
If there are numbers in the first place! Given that the majority of Labor MP's at both state and federal level appear to be more student union members than serious politicians weighing up what is in the best interests of the state and nation, I would not be at all surprised to discover those numbers there are are more back of a beer mat guesses than serious efforts to accurately conduct a serious cost benefit analysis of those projects.