WA well placed to take advantage of renewables

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-...laced-to-take-advantage-of-renewables/7106120

Economist and climate change adviser Ross Garnaut believes WA is well placed to capitalise on the shift towards a low carbon world by investing in renewable technologies, but he says traditional energy companies have been slow to react to the changing landscape.

WA's centralised energy grid, which spans across a vast area of the state, also stands to benefit from renewables.
Maintaining the network's poles and wires in remote areas of the state for small amounts of people is a massive drain on Western Power's budget.