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| New South Wales Environment Minister, Mark Speakman. |
A NSW
government plan to slash power use in homes and businesses by 2020 is
set to fall short amid fears that federal cuts to the renewable energy target
will badly damage the state's wind and solar industries.
Environment Minister Mark Speakman says the government is
still committed to energy efficiency and making NSW "Australia's answer to
California when it comes to clean energy". But the Climate Council has
warned that NSW – the nation's largest greenhouse gas emitter – has become a
"laggard" state in the renewable energy race.
A government review of the NSW Energy Savings Scheme shows
the state is set to miss its target to help business and households use 16,000
fewer gigawatt hours of energy a year by 2020.
Read Nicole Hasham’s story in The Sydney Morning Herald - “NSW set to miss energy efficiency targets amid dire warnings for wind and solar.”
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