On then 23rd October, the head of AEMO explicitly told the Senate Committee On Energy Planning that Bowen's claim that reduced prices would occur via the 82% renewables scheme "could not be guaranteed". It is never going to happen.

The ability of wind and solar to manufacture their own replacements is just one of several myths. As we speak politicians are dismayed by the fact Whyalla steelworks is not powered by solar hydrogen. Thence to make more solar and steel etc. Another myth is that adequate wind and solar will not be a blot on the landscape with new power lines, wind farms and spoiled views.

Then there's the combined system cost with batteries, frequency correction, gas backup and so on. Supposedly cheap wind and solar are just a fraction of that total cost. In my opinion humanity's greatest crisis is not global warming but when we can no longer afford depleted oil and gas. Almost every mouthful of food we eat is grown, fertilised, harvested, processed, packaged and distributed with the help of oil and gas. What happens when there is no longer enough?