INDUSTRY INSIGHT
EXAMINING THE KURRI KURRI GAS PLANT CONTROVERSY by Imogen Hartmann, Associate Editor, Energy magazine The Federal Government has confirmed its decision to build the Hunter Power Project, a publicly-funded gas plant in Kurri Kurri aimed at replacing electricity supply lost from the upcoming retirement of the Liddell Power Station. The plans for the gas plant – seen by many as a backwards step in our transitioning energy market – and the spending of public funds to cover it, has come under criticism from the industry. Here, we talk to Dr Ross Gawler, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Data Science & AI, Faculty of IT, Monash Energy Institute, about the Government’s plans, which he warns will create a cost to electricity consumers that is too great to justify its means.
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September 2021 ISSUE 15
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