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\"SA<\/p>\n

SA’s Marshall Government is strutting its renewables street cred and spruiking electricity bill savings over the last four years, while sledging Labor’s previous performance on power prices. <\/p>\n

Anyone would think there’s an election around the corner.<\/p>\n

The Marshall Government says a new report<\/a> from the Essential Services Commission of South Australia (ESCOSA) indicates households have saved an average $421 on their annual electricity bills since it took office. What isn’t mentioned is average electricity bills for households on market offers started slowly reducing 6 months or so before.<\/p>\n

South Australians head to the polls next month to have their say on who will be running the state next.<\/p>\n

\u201cVoters will get to decide if they want to go back to the most expensive electricity in the world and constant blackouts that Tom Koutsantonis delivered, or the stick with a Government that has delivered $421 in annual savings and the lowest number of hours lost to blackouts in the country,” said Premier Marshall<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Constant blackouts? I don’t remember that. But there was a big blackout across much of the state back in 2016; following which some politicians confused powerful winds with wind power<\/a> and said stupid stuff (Mr. Marshall among them).<\/p>\n

Deputy Premier and Energy Minister Dan “The Battery Man” van Holst Pellekaan was also keen to lay the boot into Labor on the weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Marshall Liberal Government inherited an electricity system on its knees, reliant on third world dirty diesel generators to keep the lights on from a Labor government charging South Australian families and businesses like a wounded bull,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Those “third world dirty diesel generators” were actually a bit of high-tech kit – mobile General Electric TM2500 turbine generators<\/a> –\u00a0 that were subsequently switched to not-quite-as filthy gas as planned. As far as I know they are still used at times to stabilise the grid and prevent blackouts.<\/p>\n

Even Cheaper Electricity Ahead?<\/h2>\n

The selective memories, some rewriting of history, exaggerations and sledging aside, the Marshall Government really embraced renewables after a somewhat shaky start – and this is A Very Good Thing.<\/p>\n

Previously, the state Liberals wanted to abolish the state’s renewable energy target before a road to Damascus moment that led to a target of 100% renewable electricity by 2030 set. It shouldn’t be forgotten Labor were big on renewables too<\/a> – and the Libs were very critical of this.<\/p>\n

Minister van Holst Pellekaan mentions SA’s Home Battery Scheme, virtual power plants, grid-scale batteries and the SA-NSW interconnector (Project EnergyConnect<\/a>) getting the green light among the Marshall Government’s successes; which should help deliver even more savings.<\/p>\n

\u201cSouth Australia is now a leading energy jurisdiction worldwide with over 60% renewable energy, cheaper electricity and no insufficient supply or grid stability impacts on consumers over the last four years,” he stated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While SA isn’t quite the renewable energy utopia it could be; things are better and the Marshall Government deserves some brownie points for this.<\/p>\n

Something that didn’t seem to rate a mention in the press release was the very important role tens of thousands of South Australian households and businesses played in SA’s success – installing solar power systems on their rooftops, and increasingly, batteries. There were\/are state subsidies<\/a> involved with some purchases (and the national solar rebate), but hands are still thrust deep into pockets in most instances for the gear.<\/p>\n

But perhaps many solar households in South Australia don’t need or want that recognition and are just happy knowing they’ve been doing their bit – and have been rewarded by the even cheaper electricity installing solar<\/a> brings.<\/p>\n

South Australia has traditionally had more expensive electricity prices than other states. It has lots of renewables because of this, not the other way around<\/a> – and that will continue to pay dividends assuming it continues under whoever is at the helm after March 19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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