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Keep government out of power
Each year the Jeremiahs warn us of impending electricity shortages and blackouts in the peak month of February. This year is no different. One year...
Wind subsidies stifle economic growth
Bob Grant, chief executive of wind energy producer Pacific Hydro, ("All energy industries depend on crutch", Australian Financial Review, November...
Carbon taxes: an expensive solution for Australia
Australian electricity generation is 90 per cent coal. Because it is inexpensive and located conveniently to major electricity loads, now that...
Hazelwood trumps the politics
After painfully long reviews, the State Government has finally granted Hazelwood Power station's owners the right to continue providing Victorians...
Hazelwood expansion the right move
The Bracks Government's decision this week to approve the expansion of the Hazelwood brown coal power station was not just the right decision, but...
More (cheaper) power to the people
Ten years ago this month, Kansas City-based Utilicorp headed a consortium that bought Victorian electricity distributor and retailer United Energy...
The high cost of Green fear
A month ago, NSW Premier Bob Carr uncorked the bottle holding the nuclear power genie. This week, Marcus Godhino used these pages to try to replace...
Analysis comes first
Nicholas Low ("Nuclear deaths", The Age, Letters 16/5) demonstrates how emotional baggage associated with nuclear issues trumps cool analysis. The...
Nuclear power cost doesn't add up
There has been a sudden outbreak of debate on nuclear power that has brought some unpredicted re-alignments of views. Leading the charge has been...
Hunter the big loser in carbon-trading move
NSW Premier Bob Carr has spearheaded a move by Australian State Governments to introduce a system of carbon trading. This aims to implement a more...