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The states have hijacked power policy - and activists are coming for the sceptic's seats

17 December 2020

5:00 AM

17 December 2020

5:00 AM

State governments have now taken control of electricity policy from the Commonwealth. Although state control potentially allows alternative approaches to be tested and compared, all states currently have similar policies. They are signing purchasing agreements with renewable suppliers and requiring customers to fund the associated transmission, batteries and pumped hydro, which is needed to shore up the intrinsically erratic supply that wind and solar generation entails.

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