Or dont have gas to reserve.I'm not anti the tax measures.
My point is power generation is a State responsibility & some States are simply denying their responsibility.
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Or dont have gas to reserve.I'm not anti the tax measures.
My point is power generation is a State responsibility & some States are simply denying their responsibility.
*Or are prohibiting exploration/extraction of said gasOr dont have gas to reserve.
You are completely ignoring that a reservation policy is there should the s**t hit the fan/ a last resort.
That our energy policy is so f'd up that we go so quickly from having enough electricity to the s**t hitting the fan/ the last resort should tell you how f'd up our energy policy is.
That it doesn't tell you how f'd up our energy policy is quite disturbing.
Gas reserves are like lifeboats on a ship.
Instead of questioning why the captain is steering a treacherous course when there are clear alternatives, you're here telling everyone not to worry about the captain steering a treacherous course because we got lifeboats.
Or dont have gas to reserve.
Union power is no longer an excuse to privatise everything that is not bolted down
A link to the SA Hydrogen Jobs Plan is here:
Hydrogen in South Australia
www.energymining.sa.gov.au
I am a little disappointed to see that the new 'Office of Hydrogen Power' that the newly elected SA Labor Government has created will be headed by a Labor Party favourite rather than an independent and well recognised leader in the field. Sam Crafter is the son of former ALP MP and Minister Greg Crafter who has previously worked as a political minder in the Rann government for many years before being slotted into a government liaison sinecure in oil and gas giant Santos Ltd.
I just think appointing a recognised and qualified expert to that role, rather than a politically aligned colleague, would have been a better move.
Is it that they couldn't make a profit? Or they couldn't make as much of a profit as they wanted?
The problem is NOT that there is not enough gas.*Or are prohibiting exploration/extraction of said gas
Rubbish - the reservation gives certainty of supply.
We all know that we need dispatchable power, ALL States know that, even you know that. Its been fashionable to blame the Feds & many want to ignore that.
We have built Australia around 24/7 electricity & that requires dispatchable power.
And worse they have deliberately re-directed sustainable energy funds and other environmental funds directly to fossil fuel companies to "develop" (ie. pocket the money) carbon capture and hydrogen technology.For the 100th time, the only way we can get despatchable power currently is limited to coal & gas because the f-wits in the LNP have refused to diversify our power generation.
And worse they have deliberately re-directed sustainable energy funds and other environmental funds directly to fossil fuel companies to "develop" (ie. pocket the money) carbon capture and hydrogen technology.
And worse even still they directly engaged the gas industry to write Australia's Covid recovery strategy and they "surprisingly" came up with a "Gas Led Recovery".
Morrison and Taylor were a complete joke.
Abbott tearing down the emissions trading scheme was the worst thing that ever happened to energy policy in Australia. We would largely be there by now with a maturing energy sector if Abbott never did that.
So you're agreeing with me? I'm not clear what your post has to do with my post you quoted and replied to.Queensland has returned to surplus three years ahead of schedule on the back of record coal and gas prices and Brisbane’s booming property market.
The $1.9bn surplus for the current financial year will be short-lived with house prices forecast to soften in the next two years and coal prices to return to normal levels in 2023.
Queensland is set to slump back to $1bn deficits next year and in 2023-24, before returning to a slim surplus again over the forward estimates.
It does beg the question of how Queensland provides services if/when there are $zero royalities post coal.
For the 100th time, the only way we can get despatchable power currently is limited to coal & gas because the f-wits in the LNP have refused to diversify our power generation.
If they subsidise batteries on houses / community batteries / solar they can make 40% of our electricity use renewable in a few years. Take pressure off the grid at night and optimise renewables.Where will Labor get us in the next 3 or 6 years? Base load renewable energy at lower prices than today?
If they subsidise batteries on houses / community batteries / solar they can make 40% of our electricity use renewable in a few years. Take pressure off the grid at night and optimise renewables.
YesSo the house batteries will keep us warm during winter?
That is the problem!Byron Bay junior electricity operator Enova Energy collapses, with its CEO slamming the "diabolical" state of the energy market as broken and unable to support small retailers amid soaring prices.
Enova, which branded itself as Australia's first community-owned electricity retailer, was placed into voluntary administration on Tuesday morning after failing to seal wholesale energy price hedging after a deal with Melbourne's Diamond Energy lapsed.
For the 100th time, the only way we can get despatchable power currently is limited to coal & gas because the f-wits in the LNP have refused to diversify our power generation.
Snowy 2.0, another waste of billions brought to you by the gOoD eCoNoMiC mAnAgErS.
Sounds like we need a federal energy policy to fix the grid.Ive only done a quick check and a survey done a few years ago had energy usage up to 50% higher in winter in Sydney - but maybe we are a wasteful lot. Melbourne was only 30% higher and its much colder there so maybe we are greedy sooks. Brisbane is lower usage in winter because there is no aircon being used and heaters would be rare.
Depending on where you are in the country there can be 30% less energy generated in winter too (getting worse the further south you go).
Surely we just convert a heap of SA, QLD and NSW to large scale solar and batteries given this is where the solar energy is going to be generated.
WA Im sure will want to do their own thing.
Sounds like we need a federal energy policy to fix the grid.
I am not an expert on energy but this is my 2 cents worth.
Gas and coal are currently critical to back up renewables and to supply baseload power. This will continue to be the case until either;
a/ renewables can reliably supply baseload power 24/7 or
b/ large scale (which can also be lots of small scale) electricity storage exists.
Moving forward this back up will end up being gas only as gas is significantly more flexible and coal plants will end their useful life and will not be replaced.
There will never be another coal fired power station built in Australia. It simply will not happen. Hence, we need to move forward on renewables because there is a day coming soon where all the coal fired power stations are dead. The coalition knew this but still stalled on renewables for 9 years (deliberately - it was all about backing Australia into a corner)
There will never be a nuclear power station built in Australia.
The future is renewables. They are cheaper to build, cost relatively nothing to operate and maintain, they are more flexible and dynamic.
Right now they need to be backed up by fossil fuels but one day that will change. And when it does Australia better be ready. Because when that day does come, and it will, a huge chunk of our export economy will cease to exist.
Germany doesn't have any gas. Australia has s**t loads of gas.States are responsible for energy and have been terrible. The feds should refuse to help out until the states come to the table with what they are going to do.
Only then should the feds get involved. Otherwise the states will continue to sit back and blame everyone else.
Germany is increasing use of coal. I'd be wary to say never again.
Every country which rushes fails. Even far smarter countries than us.
The fact that we spent 20 years pushing rooftop solar and forking over billions of dollars to rich people does not bode well for the future.
Germany doesn't have any gas. Australia has s**t loads of gas.
If Ukraine never happened Germany would still be using Russian gas while it develops their own solution.