Antinuclear

Dutton to claim nuclear rollout will end up cheaper than renewables

The Age , By Paul Sakkal, December 5, 2024

Key points

• Peter Dutton will reveal his costings for seven nuclear plants as soon as next week.
• They are expected to claim the opposition’s energy grid plan – including renewables, gas and nuclear – will cost ‘significantly less’ than Labor’s.
• The opposition claims Labor’s renewables-led approach will cost $642 billion, while the government relies on a $122 billion figure.

Peter Dutton will claim the Coalition’s nuclear-backed grid will cost less to deliver than Labor’s renewables-led approach, escalating a war over the key cost-of-living issue ahead of next year’s federal election.

The opposition leader will reveal his costings for seven government-backed nuclear plants as soon as next week. This masthead has confirmed the Coalition will claim its energy grid plan – including renewables, gas and nuclear – would cost less than Labor’s.

“It will be significantly less than Labor,” one top Liberal said of the tightly held nuclear costings. Another opposition source suggested the total cost of the Coalition’s energy system rollout would be about $500 billion. The opposition claims Labor’s plan would cost $642 billion…………………………………………  https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/dutton-to-claim-nuclear-rollout-will-end-up-cheaper-than-renewables-20241205-p5kw09.html

December 8, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics