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Image: Old El Paso<\/p><\/div>\n

Recently published poll results indicate addressing energy pricing is considered a more important priority by Australians than reducing carbon emissions.<\/p>\n

In the October 2018 Fairfax Ipsos Poll, those surveyed were asked the question:<\/p>\n

“When thinking about energy policy, which of the following do you think should be the main priority for the Federal Government?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

47% of all voters chose the option of reducing household bills and 39% nominated reducing carbon emissions.<\/p>\n

It will come as no surprise that a much greater proportion of Greens (74%) and Labor (53%) voters chose reducing carbon emissions compared to Coalition voters (22%). Also no surprise was the result from One Nation voters – just 9% thought carbon emissions reduction was the top priority.<\/p>\n

Overall, younger voters (aged 18 – 24) were more likely to support making a reduction in carbon emission the priority (55%).<\/p>\n

More from the October 2018 Fairfax Ipsos Poll can be viewed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It Doesn’t Have To Be Either\/Or<\/h2>\n

Some may have seen the overall result as a nod from the Australian public for coal fired power generation to continue. But reducing carbon emissions and household power bills doesn’t have to be a case of either\/or. We can have both.<\/p>\n

A recent Lazard report<\/a> states renewable energy costs in the USA have decreased to the point they are now at or below the marginal cost of conventional generation. The low-end levelised cost of electricity1<\/a><\/sup> from unsubsidised onshore wind power is $US29\/MWh and for utility scale solar it’s $36\/MWh. For existing coal, the average illustrative marginal cost2<\/a><\/sup> was $36\/MWh. The LCOE of coal was noted as $60-$70\/MWh.<\/p>\n

Here in Australia, large-scale and rooftop solar power has been helping to rein in the cost of wholesale electricity<\/a> for years.<\/p>\n

That still leaves the issue of intermittency, but the large-scale energy storage sector is also rapidly evolving. Energy storage is more than just batteries – other technologies such as pumped hydro are tried and tested. Last year, ANU researchers identified 22,000+ potential pumped hydro sites<\/a> across Australia, representing storage capacity of 67,000 gigawatt-hours.<\/p>\n

A report<\/a> released by the Australian Energy Market Operator in July stated modeling indicated retiring coal plants could be most economically replaced with a portfolio of utility-scale renewable generation, storage, distributed energy resources (such as solar power<\/a>), flexible thermal capacity, and transmission. However, it also stated existing generation assets should be retained; but only for as long as they can be economically relied on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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