Post by Michael Wilbur-Ham on May 3, 2013 10:37:42 GMT 10
This policy discussion thread accepts that it is technically feasible to for Australia to reduce its emissions from stationary energy supplies by close to 80% by 2050, and that the likely costs of 100% renewable systems is likely to be between $100 and $170/MWh. (If you don't agree with this you can discuss this here.)
The article - Zero emissions power is possible, and we know what it will cost - by Roger Dargaville from The Conversation says:
This policy thread is where we discuss policy, so obviously our values come into play.
If you think that the best policy is to immediately start the significant work towards moving towards zero emissions for our stationary energy then you can jump straight to the action thread set up to discuss how we might get this to happen.
This is the place to discuss what policy should we have and why.
The article - Zero emissions power is possible, and we know what it will cost - by Roger Dargaville from The Conversation says:
Current wholesale prices are around $60/MWh so this represents an increase of between $40 and $110/MWh.
For retail customers this is the same as an increase of between 4 and 11c/kWh. As most customers currently pay around 25c/kWh this would be an increase of roughly 16 to 45%, a modest number when we consider that retail energy prices have gone up by around 30% since 2008, due mainly to increased transmission and distribution costs.
There are two ways of presenting this result. First that the cost of producing energy will increase by up to a factor of 3. Or second that the increase is in line with the recent increases, which while unpleasant did not result in the end of the world for most of us.
For retail customers this is the same as an increase of between 4 and 11c/kWh. As most customers currently pay around 25c/kWh this would be an increase of roughly 16 to 45%, a modest number when we consider that retail energy prices have gone up by around 30% since 2008, due mainly to increased transmission and distribution costs.
There are two ways of presenting this result. First that the cost of producing energy will increase by up to a factor of 3. Or second that the increase is in line with the recent increases, which while unpleasant did not result in the end of the world for most of us.
If you think that the best policy is to immediately start the significant work towards moving towards zero emissions for our stationary energy then you can jump straight to the action thread set up to discuss how we might get this to happen.
This is the place to discuss what policy should we have and why.