• In short: A meltdown in the NSW electricity market has prompted warnings that Australia’s energy transition is off course.
  • Sustained extraordinary costs earlier in the month forced the market operator to step in and cap prices in NSW.
  • What’s next? A huge NSW coal plant will be kept online longer but there are worries about a shortage of new capacity.
    • TheHolm@aussie.zone
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      5 months ago

      Did I say that it is impossible? It is possible but take way too long and will cost too much. Not to mention huge environmental cost of renewables comparing to nuclear.

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        5 months ago

        They’ve had literal decades to get their arses into gear, tough shit if they backed themselves into a ‘costly’ corner