Australian needs to take a leaf out of the UK's book..UK's...

Australian needs to take a leaf out of the UK's book..
UK's Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho has set out plans to build new gas power stations to avoid what she described as the “genuine prospect of blackouts”.

In a speech today, Ms Coutinho made the case for investing in unabated gas power into the 2030s to maintain electricity supplies when renewables are unable to meet demand due to weather conditions.

“Without gas backing up renewables, we face the genuine prospect of blackouts,” she said.

“Other countries in recent years have been so threatened by supply constraints that they have been forced back to coal.”
Under the plans, the government will broaden existing laws requiring new gas plants to be built “net-zero ready” and able to convert to low carbon alternatives in the future such as carbon capture and hydrogen to power...