Totally agree with that.
The Qld government is making noises about pumped hydro, but if Chris Bowen mentions it the look on his face says he doesn't want to rattle the cages of the Greenies ( or be reminded how much Snowy 2.0 is costing), but he knows it has to part of the mix.
This is the real problem, the media within a day can find a million reasons and examples of why nuclear would cost a fortune and take a long time to build.
Yet not a mention of the fact Snowy 2.0 is costing a huge amount and taking a huge amount of time, also the fact we need many more Snowy 2.0 size projects.
I'm not one way or the other on it all, but the media bias and misdirection is obvious. Either way the transition is going to cost the taxpayer heaps, they need to stop trying to kid themselves it isn't going to cost if they use hydro/gas.
This sort of reporting is what is turning young people off, treating the public like muppets only causes the media to lose credibility IMO.
Narrative manipulation is wearing thin IMO, just give an honest explanation of both sides, would be my request. Then at least some constructive debate could be carried out. My rant for the week.
Peter Dutton admits the cost of his nuclear policy will be “big”. So big that it could cause enormous problems to the federal budget.
From the article:
my comments in the capitals.
Peter Dutton’s plan to deliver nuclear power across Australia faces enormous hurdles, but it could be brought down by the cost to the nation’s taxpayers and the federal budget.
BOTH PROPOSALS WILL COST THE TAXPAYER HEAPS, GET OVER IT.
Not that the Coalition leader, who has spent the past two years complaining about government budget profligacy, decided to offer any insight into the cost of his plan.
NEITHER PARTY HAS OFFERED ANY INSIGHT INTO THE COST, LONG TERM STORAGE PROJECTS LIKE SNOWY 2.0 ARE EXPENSIVE, THE TAXPAYER ENDS UP WEARING IT. GET OVER IT.
The best that voters got was a concession that the bill would be “big”.
THE BILL WILL BE BIG EITHER WAY, YOU EITHER WANT CLEAN ENERGY OR YOU DON"T, THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT.
The Coalition says the plants will be owned by the federal government, which means taxpayers will be on the foot for them.
Rich Insight budget watcher Chris Richardson says if the plants fail to make a commercial rate of return then the entire cost will have to be shown in the federal budget.
The debt to pay for the plants will be taxpayer debt, and the interest bill on that debt will be paid by voters for decades.
“This will come at a cost to the taxpayer, you won’t be able to sweep it under the carpet,” he says.
WHAT LIKE THE NBN, IT WILL NEVER MAKE A PROFIT ,THAT"S WHY THE TAXPAYER FUNDED IT? THAT CAME UNDER THE AUSPICES OF NATION BUILDING, SO THE POWER SYSTEM DOESN"T?