Beetaloo or bust: the route to commercial success for an Australian shale play, page-100

This is a totally ridiculous reaction. Prices spiked because renewables disappeared under the doona! More renewables wouldn’t have kept the lights on. Bizarre.

Gas filled the gap. Beetaloo or Bust.

”A spokeswoman for Energy Minister Chris Bowen said the data showed renewables provided cheaper power, “and when we’re forced to rely on coal generation and ageing unreliable assets, it drives prices up”.

“The faster we can get more reliable renewables into the system, the better it will be for energy bills and energy reliability,” she said.”