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Warped policy priorities and renewable energy : Comments

By Erika Salmon, published 14/10/2016

Government interventions within the energy market to subsidise wind and solar have often caused more problems than they solved.

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Hi Windscreen Bugsplatter,
Whether you want to cling to outdated models of doing business or not doesn't change the reality of their obsolescence. I urge you not to change a thing.

Luciferase,
Nuclear may be a possible adjunct to renewables, but for the medium term coal is essential, to be phased out over time in favour of renewables backed up with gas, then renewables and storage.
Posted by Craig Minns, Tuesday, 25 October 2016 8:04:53 AM
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Craig,

Which of your modern business models led to your bankruptcy?

LF,

I am a strong supporter of the nuclear option that is the cheapest, safest and most reliable GHG free generation system presently available.
Posted by Shadow Minister, Tuesday, 25 October 2016 8:39:57 AM
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Craig says, "Nuclear may be a possible adjunct to renewables, but for the medium term coal is essential, to be phased out over time in favour of renewables backed up with gas, then renewables and storage."

I think your points have been dealt with, but rather than argue them, you restate them. So I reprise, in brief:

Once you have nuclear on the main grid, renewables are redundant. Their place is off-grid.

100% renewables will never be guaranteed despatchable, so is a road to a dead-end.

There is only one guaranteed pathway to addressing AGW. It's not renewables on the grid, so I oppose the wastage of resources towards this end.
Posted by Luciferase, Tuesday, 25 October 2016 10:32:16 AM
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....and I oppose carbon pricing that benefits renewables.
Posted by Luciferase, Tuesday, 25 October 2016 10:37:52 AM
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