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Editor's note
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Goodbye Clean Energy Target, hello National Energy Guarantee. As expected, the Turnbull government has turned its back on Alan Finkel’s clean energy proposal and unveiled a new energy policy - one it says will help meet our climate goals, ensure reliable power, and save the average household up to $115 a week.
The plan will require electricity retailers to do two things: provide a certain amount of electricity from “dispatchable” sources such as hydro, batteries or gas; and drive down greenhouse emissions by 26% relative to 2005 levels by 2030.
Our at a glance guide tells you what you need to know. And as the Grattan Institute’s David Blowers argues, while it’s not the best possible policy, it could finally deliver some sorely needed certainty.
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Michael Hopkin
Environment + Energy Editor
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Top story
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Minister for Energy Josh Frydenberg, Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a press conference.
AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
David Blowers, Grattan Institute
The new policy will put the onus on electricity retailers to cut emissions while guaranteeing reliability. And while the scheme isn't perfect, it offers a rare opportunity for bipartisanship.
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At a glance
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Michael Hopkin, The Conversation; Madeleine De Gabriele, The Conversation; Wes Mountain, The Conversation
The National Energy Guarantee promises to make electricity supply more reliable, cheaper and less polluting.
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From the archives
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Ken Baldwin, Australian National University
On Q&A, an audience member said renewable energy is 'now cheaper than coal'. Senator Matt Canavan disagreed, saying renewables are not 'at the moment, cheaper than coal'. Let's look at the numbers.
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Ariel Liebman, Monash University; Ross Gawler, Monash University
The energy debate in Australia is making daily headlines. This glossary of the energy debate is our attempt to decipher the language behind the debate in simple terms.
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Bruce Mountain, Victoria University
Officially, Australia's average electricity prices are the 11th highest in the OECD. But a look at the numbers suggests this is a significant underestimate.
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Paul Graham, CSIRO
The need to urgently reduce greenhouse gas emissions is a major challenge to cheap electricity.
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Anne Kallies, RMIT University
Germany’s energy transition is often held up as an incredible success story. So what can Australia learn?
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