Costly to downplay role of gas in power: report
Mar 3, 2021 – 10.00pm
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Keeping gas in the power generation system could reduce costs by as much as $7.5 billion a year, according to findings for the gas industry, which is pushing back against official assumptions that the fuel will play a minimal role in electricity supply.
Fresh analysis from Frontier Economics, to be released on Thursday, calculates major savings for consumers from retaining gas for power generation in a system aiming for net zero emissions compared with depending on renewables 100 per cent.
Going 100 per cent renewables and cutting out gas power generation will cost billions of dollars more, the analysis finds.
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A new program is helping people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds to take charge of their energy bills during summer, when energy use and household energy bills typically increase.
Delivered in language, in culture, and in community, the Voices for Power ‘Train the Trainer’ Project will turn leaders from seven different cultural and religious communities across Sydney into “energy experts” who can then share energy insights and tips with members of their community, while also advocating on their behalf.
The $200,000 pilot program is a partnership between national energy retailers AGL and Origin Energy, New South Wales electricity distributors Ausgrid and Endeavour Energy and gas distribution company, Jemena. The program will be administered and delivered by Sydney Alliance, a civil society coalition.