Yes, agreed the cost of gas is an OPEX that renewable projects...

Yes, agreed the cost of gas is an OPEX that renewable projects don't face. The fact that renewables producer IFN purchased a gas fired power station rather than battery storage demonstrates the economics of gas.

Alan Finkel makes the point as well earler this year "Natural gas fired electricity can pick up where batteries and pumped hydroelectricity run short. Furthermore, natural gas fired electricity has an important firming role to play as, and when, existing coal-fired stations close due to age or competition,"

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