28 March, 2018

Keeping the lights on more crucial than cutting emissions, says Kerry Schott

Australians may want more emissions cuts from electricity generators but we need to make sure we have enough power to keep the lights on, the head of the group tasked with reforming Australia’s electricity landscape says.
Dr Kerry Schott heads the Energy Security Board, which
has been tasked with reforming the National Electricity Market.
Energy Security Board chairman Kerry Schott conceded that a lack of emissions reduction policy had stymied investment in energy generation but said the National Energy Guarantee was an opportunity to combine emissions reductions with ensuring there is reliability and dispatchable energy.


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