The dystopian picture of renewables painted by the opposition leader is full of inconsistencies, partial truths and misinformation
Dutton says the government’s renewable energy plans relies on ‘28,000km of poles and wires being erected’, two-thirds of which seem related to another plan.Dutton says the government’s renewable energy plans relies on ‘28,000km of poles and wires being erected’, two-thirds of which seem related to another plan., has been trying to paint a picture of what life in Australia will be like if it tries to power itself mostly with renewable energy and without his technology of choice: nuclear.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Dr Dylan McConnell, an energy systems analyst at UNSW, says it’s very rare for businesses to be told by the market operator they are going to have their power interrupted. But what’s also important to note is that among the G20 countries nuclear is mostly playing a marginal role. Nuclear provides more than 5% of its electricity in only seven of those 19 countries.Projects would need a “social licence” to go ahead, Dutton said, but there was opposition in western New South Wales where “productive” land was being sold for renewables projects.
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