The cost associated with putting transmission lines underground has been considered unjustified,but the violent storm that rocked Victoria may require a rethink.
The Albanese government has just delivered a masterclass on political compromise or created a self-inflicted major headache.
If SEC 2.0 is going to deliver real benefits for Victorians,it should be as a state-owned corporation operating at arm’s length from ministers.
There are opportunities in Victoria’s climate change transformation for whoever wins the state election,but what is needed is a comprehensive policy.
The government has three key options to halt soaring prices for electricity and gas,and all of them have difficult consequences.
If gas producers are making a windfall profit selling Australian gas overseas while Australians can’t afford to heat their homes,they should share the windfall so that those Australians don’t freeze this winter.
The plan’s overreliance on unproven technology is a weakness.
This investment is not needed to maintain reliable electricity in NSW. And it will not lower prices.
The federal government should not give in to any temptation to directly intervene in the closure of Yallourn.
Scott Morrison needs to raise Australia's long-term emissions targets to be aligned with Liberal states and conservative governments overseas,writes the director of the Grattan Institute’s energy program,a former executive at Origin Energy.