Standing on stage at the National Press Club — being beamed live into offices and lounge rooms across the country — one of Australia's top energy bosses was preparing to say what few in the industry will acknowledge publicly. Jeff Dimery — CEO of Alinta Energy — looked up from his notes on the lectern and delivered the promised doozy to the audience. "Australians will have to pay more for energy in future," he says. "We need to be honest about that." Honesty – and transparency – are features that have arguably been missing from an often ideologically driven and contorted debate about energy policy in this country.
Further down page they say - The Australian Energy Market Operator's own figures suggest the transition will cost around $383 billion between now and 2050.
