Premier Jay Weatherill on the right track regarding renewable energy and electricity blackout
Public on Jay’s side for blackout reason
South Australians want more money spent on upgrading the electricity network in the wake of the statewide blackout, and largely accept the Premier Jay Weatherill’s claim that renewable energy sources aren’t to blame. (subscribers only)
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/public-sides-with-jay-weatherill-on-blackout-explanation-that-renewable-energy-not-to-blame-galaxy-poll-finds/news-story/dc273b51f70755d0bff979a9175a1a61
Jay sweats on blackout truth as political heat looms Daniel Wills
PREMIER Jay Weatherill is winning the early politics of the statewide blackout but, like the original storm that triggered the event, there are dangerous factors outside his control still swirling.(subscribers only)
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/daniel-wills-premier-jay-weatherill-sweats-on-sa-blackout-reports-as-political-heat-looms/news-story/862902af45034870fd468e62607796b7
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The SA government’s Treasurer, Tom Koutsantonis, wants governments to fund new electricity connections between states instead of burdening households with the costs (The Advertiser 11/10/16).
And who are going to be the biggest users of such infrastructure ? You guessed it, not the average householder, but electricity intensive heavy industry and mining. And who will have to subsidise the infrastructure ? The average householder and small business, through government taxes and ‘levies’.
This cross-subsidy will be a tax-payer funded incentive for energy guzzlers and a disincentive for energy efficient alternatives.
A more energy and cost efficient scheme would be to promote increased self-sufficiency through distributed electricity generation, which would have the great advantage of being less liable to the sort of massive disruption to electricity supply that we saw two weeks ago.
Koutenomics has had its chance and been found wanting, time to move on.
Dennis Matthews
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