Scaremongering received’t stay Australia’s lighting fixtures on. Selecting up the tempo of power transition will | Dylan McConnell
More than a decade of policy inadequacy has led to projected short-term electricity shortfalls. But that doesn’t mean blackouts are imminent or unavoidable
Endless headlines forewarn of imminent blackouts across the country. This is now a regular, and unfortunate, feature of coverage surrounding the reliability of the electricity sector.
On Tuesday, the operator of the National Electricity Market issued an update to its assessment of system reliability, known as the “electricity statement of opportunities”. This update does indeed show a significant deterioration in the reliability outlook. However, a deterioration in reliability outlook is not the same as saying blackouts are imminent or unavoidable. This news is certainly no reason to slow down the transition under way in the electricity sector. If anything, the findings of the report suggest – and indeed urge – that we need to speed up our transition to renewables.
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