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"Opposition leader Peter Dutton’s nuclear fantasy could slam the brakes on
electric vehicle (EV) uptake in Australia, potentially depriving at least 2.1
million Australians of $2,000 a year in savings on their fuel bills in 2030,
resulting in a total of $4.2 billion in extra fuel costs.
This is the conclusion of a new analysis conducted by the Smart Energy Council,
reinforcing previous calculations that demonstrate how the Coalition’s plans to
double-down on nuclear power will force rooftop solar systems to be switched
off, causing power prices to double.
On Tuesday, the Smart Energy Council concluded that the Coalition’s plan to
install 14GW of nuclear power into Australia’s grid would require up to 5
million solar systems to be switched off every day to allow for the influx of
nuclear generation.
This would, in turn, result in lost solar savings, causing power price bills to
more than double.
According to the Smart Energy Council, these knock-on effects caused by
shoe-horning expensive nuclear generating capacity into the grid will also
begin to effect EV owners and, subsequently, potential EV uptake."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
